A History of Byzantine Literature (850 - 1000)

[v.1.] 650-850. Part One: Literature Of The Late Seventh And Mid-eighth Centuries. Farewell To Historicity -- Andrew, Metropolitan Of Crete (660-740) -- Germanos I, Patriarch Of Constantinople (715-730) -- John Damaskenos (675-749) -- Barlaam And Ioasaph -- Kosmos The Melode (ca. 675-ca. 752) -- Medieval Constantine Legend -- The Dark Century (ca. 650-ca. 775) -- The Monks And The Arabs : Martyrdom Of The Sabaites (bhg 1200) -- Part Two. The Predominance Of Monastic Culture (ca. 775-ca. 850). The Monks And The Icons : The First Iconodulic Biography (stephen The Younger, Bhg 1666) -- Monastic World Chronicle : Theophanes The Confessor -- Monks And Society : Theodore Of Stoudios -- New Hymnography : Clement And His Successors -- Semi-secular Vitae : The Vitae Of St. Philaretos The Merciful And Antony The Younger -- Comic Discourse : Vitae Of Leo Of Catania And Pankratios Of Taormina, The Parastaseis Syntomoi Chronikai -- The Princely Nun : Kassia -- Peaceful But Saintly Career : St. Ionnikios And His Kind -- Ignatios And Pseudo-ignatios -- The Strange Triumph Of The Icondules : The Patriarch Methodios -- The Monastic Revival Of Literature (ca. 775-850). -- [v.2.] 850-1000. Part Three: The Time Of Order And Encyclopedism (850-1000). Photios And The Classical Heritage -- George The Monk: A Commonplace Chronicle -- Eloquence Around 900: The School Of Photios -- Niketas-david Paphlagon: Reinvention Of The Pamphlet -- The Gentle Patriarch And The Emperor In Tears: The Vita Of The Patriarch Euthymios -- Provincial Literati Ca. 900 -- At The Court Of Constantine Vii Porphyrogennetos -- Three Constantinopolitan Vitae Of The Mid-tenth Century -- Paul Of Latros And Some Other Provincial Saints -- Great Reader And Collector: Symeon Metaphrastes -- John Geometres And Political Poetry -- Chivalresque Historiography: Leo The Deacon And His Contemporaries -- The Patriot Or The Revival Of Lucian Of Samosata -- Gabriel: Between Hymnography And Hagiography -- Literature Of The Age Of Encyclopedism. Alexander Kazhdan ; In Collaboration With Lee. F. Sherry, Christine Angelidi. Vol. [2] Edited By Christine Angelidi. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Text In English.