Art and eloquence in Byzantium

Description:

Examines the influence of several literary genres and rhetorical techniques on the art of narration in Byzantium. In particular, Maguire shows that the literary embellishments of the sermons and hymns of the church nourished the imaginationas of artists.

subjects: Art, Byzantine,  Byzantine Art,  Christian art and symbolism,  Art byzantin,  Symbolisme chre tien,  Rhe torique antique,  Religieuze kunst,  Influence,  Byzantijnse kunst,  E glise orthodoxe et art,  Art chre tien,  Art et litte rature,  Orthodox Eastern Church and art,  Byzantine literature, history and criticism,  Christianity and art,  Orthodox Eastern Church

Places: Byzantine Empire