Art and eloquence in Byzantium
By: Henry Maguire.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
Subjects: Art, Byzantine.; Christian art and symbolism -- Byzantine Empire.
Description: Examines the influence of several literary genres and rhetorical techniques on the art of narration in Byzantium. In particular, Maguire shows that the literary embellishments of the sermons and hymns of the church nourished the imaginationas of artists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.