Review: The Byzantine Sinbad, by Michael Andreopoulos
The Book of Syntipas the Philosopher (BSP) tells the dramatic story of the young son of King Kyros, who is falsely accused by one of the king’s wives of having raped her, and therefore faces capital punishment. This is a fascinating text, due to its intriguing narrative structure (multiple short stories embedded in a frame story) and the dramatic character of the embedded short stories, which frequently are about sex and crime, topics rarely found in Byzantine literature. In two
Dumbarton Oaks at the 2023 Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival
The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library is proud to have two of our volumes participating in the Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival, March 9-12, 2023. In honor of the festival, we are offering a 20% discount on all Byzantine Greek volumes, starting March 9 and lasting through the end of the month. Browse a full list of discounted titles; to claim the discount, enter the code BYZ23 at checkout. The sale includes free shipping in the US and Canada.
Review: Animal Fables of the Courtly Mediterranean
Stephanites and Ichnelates, named after the two jackals who are the protagonists of the first, main fable of the book, is a work of Indian origin, successively translated into Middle Persian in the sixth century, Arabic in the eighth century, and then Greek and other European medieval languages. It was a very popular story, which enjoyed a wide international reception. The first Byzantine translation from the Arabic was made in the eleventh century by Symeon Seth and dedicated to the
Holiday Sale: 30% Off All Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library Volumes
Harvard University Press is celebrating the holidays by offering 30% off sitewide on all titles, including Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library volumes. Why not treat yourself this winter? From our latest translations to old favorites, everything is discounted in Medieval Latin, Old English, and Byzantine Greek, through the end of the year. Browse all our volumes and use the coupon code HOL22 at checkout to claim 30% off! New volumes for winter 2022, available for preorder now: Miracles of the Virgin;
Review: The Life and Death of Theodore of Stoudios
Theodore the Stoudite was one of the most influential Byzantine authors and ecclesiastical authorities, playing a prominent role in the defense of icons during the second period of the iconoclastic controversy (early ninth century). The present publication from the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library series translates for the first time into English three medieval Greek texts—the Life of Theodore of Stoudios by Michael the Monk, the Encyclical Letter of Naukratios, and the Translation and Burial of the Remains of Theodore of Stoudios and Joseph of
Review: Parisiana poetria, by John of Garland
Traugott Lawler’s edition and translation of the thirteenth-century Parisiana poetria has been a valuable resource for scholars of medieval rhetoric and poetics since it was first published by Yale University Press over forty years ago. Now John of Garland’s uniquely comprehensive art of poetry and prose has been made available again, in an attractively produced and reasonably priced volume from the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library (DOML) series. Thoroughly revised and updated, this new version of Lawler’s already excellent edition and
