Byzantine rhetoric
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Byzantine rhetoric refers to
Influences
The Byzantine rhetoric of the Byzantine Empire followed largely the precepts of ancient Greek rhetoricians, especially those belonging to the Second Sophistic, including Hermogenes of Tarsus, Menander Rhetor, Aphthonius of Antioch, Libanius, and Alexander Numenius.[1][3] Another bridge between the Hellenistic tradition of eloquence and Byzantium was the rhetorical school of Gaza that flourished in the fifth and sixth century.[4]
History
Thomas M. Conley divides the history of Byzantine rhetoric into four periods: The Dark Ages, After Iconoclasm, 11th and 12th centuries, and the Paleologan Era.[1]
The Dark Ages
This period includes the formation of the Hermogenean corpus and associated commentary traditions.[1] These include Sopater of Apamea and Syrianus's commentaries of Hermogenes.[1] Some commentaries compare rhetoric with philosophy.[1]
After Iconoclasm
After the Iconoclast period, Byzantine scholars collected manuscripts of Greek rhetoricians such as Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Menander Rhetor, and Alexander Numenius.[1] Some important Byzantine figures from this period include Photius, John Geometres, and John of Sardis.[1]
11th and 12th centuries
This is the period of the Comnenan emperors.[1] Important Byzantine figures from this period include Michael Psellus, Nikephoros Basilakes, Gregory Pardos of Corinth, and Euthymios Zigabenos.[1] This period includes important epideictic speeches for the emperor called basilikoi logoi, many of which compare emperors to King David.[1]
The Paleologan Era
This is the period of the
See also
References
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Further reading
- V. Regel and N. Novosadskij (1892-1917). Fontes rerum byzantinarum.
- R. Browning (1962). "The Patriarchal Schools of Constantinople," Byzantion 32, pp. 167–202; 33 (1963), pp. 11–40.
- G. Kustas (1970). "The Function and Evolution of Byzantine Rhetoric," Viator 1, pp. 53–73.
- G. Kustas (1973). Studies in Byzantine Rhetoric.
- J. Monfasani (1976). George of Trebizond: A Biography and a Study of His Rhetoric and Logic.
- H. Hunger (1978). Die hochsprachliche profane Literatur der Byzantiner, vol. 1, pp. 65–196.
- A. Kazhdan (1984). Studies on Byzantine Literature of the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries.
- T.M. Conley (1990). “Aristotle’s Rhetoric in Byzantium,” Rhetorica 8, pp. 29–44.
- E. Jeffreys (2003). Rhetoric in Byzantium.
- S. Papaioannou (2012). “Rhetoric and the philosopher in Byzantium,” in B. Bydén and K. Ierodiakonou (eds), The Many Faces of Byzantine Philosophy, pp. 171–97.
- S. Papaioannou (2013). Michael Psellos: Rhetoric and Authorship in Byzantium.
- V. Valiavitcharska (2013). Rhetoric and Rhythm in Byzantium: The Sound of Persuasion.
- V. Valiavitcharska (2013). “Rhetoric in the Hands of the Byzantine Grammarian,” Rhetorica 31, pp. 237–60.
- C. Barber and S. Papaioannou (2017). Michael Psellos on Literature and Art: a Byzantine Perspective on Aesthetics.
- P. Magdalino (2017). “From ‘Encyclopaedism’ to ‘Humanism’,” in M.D. Lauxtermann and M. Whittow (eds), Byzantium in the Eleventh Century, pp. 3-18.
- V. Valiavitcharska (2018). “Aristotle’s antistrophos in Middle Byzantine Accounts of Rhetoric," in Reshaping the Classical Tradition in Byzantine Texts and Contexts. Ed.D. Dimitrijevic, A. Elakovic-Nenadovic, and J. Sijakovic. Belgrade: Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade.
- M. Vogiatzi (2019). Byzantine Commentaries on Aristotle’s Rhetoric: Anonymous and Stephanus.
- V. Valiavitcharska (2020). “The Advanced Study of Rhetoric Between the Seventh and the Ninth Centuries," in Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Byzantinistik. Austrian Academy of Sciences. Band 70, pp. 487–50.
- V. Valiavitcharska (2021). “Logos prophorikos in Middle Byzantine Thought," in Studia Patristica. Journal of the Oxford International Conference on Patristic Studies. Vol. 103.