Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors
- Introduction: Poetry in Byzantine Literature and Society (1081–1204)
- Part I Poetry and Twelfth-Century Literary Culture
- Part II Poetry and the School
- Part III Poetry, Patronage and Power
- Part IV New Texts, New Interpretations
- 12 Manganeios Prodromos: His Life and Writings
- 13 An Unedited Cycle of Byzantine Verse Scholia on Herodotus in the Light of Twelfth-Century Verse Scholia on Ancient Historians
- 14 Constantine Manasses’ Astrological Poem: Editorial Problems, Quellenforschung and Cultural Context
- 15 The Learned Bishop and the Unicorn: Michael Choniates, Poem 5 Lampros
- Index
12 - Manganeios Prodromos: His Life and Writings
from Part IV - New Texts, New Interpretations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 October 2024
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors
- Introduction: Poetry in Byzantine Literature and Society (1081–1204)
- Part I Poetry and Twelfth-Century Literary Culture
- Part II Poetry and the School
- Part III Poetry, Patronage and Power
- Part IV New Texts, New Interpretations
- 12 Manganeios Prodromos: His Life and Writings
- 13 An Unedited Cycle of Byzantine Verse Scholia on Herodotus in the Light of Twelfth-Century Verse Scholia on Ancient Historians
- 14 Constantine Manasses’ Astrological Poem: Editorial Problems, Quellenforschung and Cultural Context
- 15 The Learned Bishop and the Unicorn: Michael Choniates, Poem 5 Lampros
- Index
Summary
This chapter offers a survey of some basic information on the life and writings of Manganeios Prodromos. It concludes with an annotated edition and translation of a poem dedicated to Manuel I Komnenos as an example of how his verse might be presented to readers today.
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- Poetry in Byzantine Literature and Society (1081-1204)New Texts, New Approaches, pp. 305 - 338Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024