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Anonymi Professoris Epistulae

PUBLISHER de Gruyter (11/17/2000)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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The only manuscript preserving this collection of letters, in the British Library, is damaged at the beginning, thus depriving us of the author's name. However, the letters of the Anonymous Professor, a scholar and headmaster of a private school in Constantinople in the mid tenth century, comprise an important source for our knowledge of education and intellectual life in Byzantium in this period. The present edition, which aims to fulfil the need expressed by many scholars for a new, fully annotated critical edition of the letters, attempts to reconstruct the main events in the life of the Professor, along with his educational and, more generally, intellectual pursuits. Full summaries of the letters are provided. Information about the Professor's correspondents, many of whom belong to the milieu of the imperial court and the church, is presented and examined. The critical edition of the letters together with accompanying notes comprises the core of the book while detailed indices are supplied at the end.

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ISBN-13: 9783110156119
ISBN-10: 3110156113
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
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Page Count: 165
Carton Quantity: 26
Product Dimensions: 6.14 x 0.63 x 9.21 inches
Weight: 1.17 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Annotated, Illustrated
Country of Origin: DE
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BISAC Categories
History | Ancient - General
History | Europe - Medieval
History | Byzantine Empire
Grade Level: Post Graduate - Post Graduate
Library of Congress Control Number: 2001349835
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The only manuscript preserving this collection of letters, in the British Library, is damaged at the beginning, thus depriving us of the author's name. However, the letters of the Anonymous Professor, a scholar and headmaster of a private school in Constantinople in the mid tenth century, comprise an important source for our knowledge of education and intellectual life in Byzantium in this period. The present edition, which aims to fulfil the need expressed by many scholars for a new, fully annotated critical edition of the letters, attempts to reconstruct the main events in the life of the Professor, along with his educational and, more generally, intellectual pursuits. Full summaries of the letters are provided. Information about the Professor's correspondents, many of whom belong to the milieu of the imperial court and the church, is presented and examined. The critical edition of the letters together with accompanying notes comprises the core of the book while detailed indices are supplied at the end.

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