No.12243
I've been reading a lot of Chretien de Troyes lately, and decided to check out what literature was like on the other side of medieval Christendom, namely the Byzantine Empire. What do you guys recommend? Something from around the same time as de Troyes would be nice, but honestly I'll read anything.
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No.12418
>>12243
I know this isn't exactly what you wanted, but here is the Byzantine literature that I'm aware of. Also, sometimes search for Byzantine literature on google or wikipedia
Fourteen Byzantine Rulers: The Chronographia of Michael Psellus
Alexiad by Anna Komnene
Digenis Akritas: Two-Blood Border Lord
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No.12419
>>12418
A lot of Byzantine literature falls into a few categories, one that I remember is histories. Those fuckers loved to write histories. From wikipedia, the categories:
1. Histori(es/ans) and annal(ist)s
2. Encyclopedias and essays
3.Secular Poetry
3.1. Epigram
3.2. Panegyrics
3.3. Satires
3.4. Didactics
3.5. Begging Poem
3.6. Romance Novel
4. Ecclesiastical and theological literature
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_literature
Sage for double post.
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No.12422
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No.12495
>>12418
Yeah, I knew about those. I was just wondering if there was some other more obscure stuff that Google and Wikipedia didn't mention.
>>12419
>Romance Novel
It's strange that they wrote so few novels. I wonder if there were more and they just got destroyed when the Turks took over. I've heard that they had a habit of destroying any non-Muslim literature that wasn't purely scholarly when they conquered civilizations.
>>12422
I'll check these out, thanks.
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No.12533
Read the Alexiad.
It's fucking good.
It is an epic about the accomplishments of Alexios Komnenos.
Nice both for the historic and literally value imho.
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No.16007
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