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" Mothers and sons, fathers and daughters : "
edited and translated by Anthony Kaldellis ; with contributions by David Jenkins and Stratis Papaioannou.
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BL
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877254
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Selections.English.
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Psellus, Michael
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Mothers and sons, fathers and daughters : : the Byzantine family of Michael Psellos /\ edited and translated by Anthony Kaldellis ; with contributions by David Jenkins and Stratis Papaioannou.
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Notre Dam, Indiana :: University of Notre Dam Press,, [2017].
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, ©2006
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Michael Psellos in translation
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x, 209 pages ;; 24 cm
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0268024154
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: 9780268024154
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-203) and index.
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| Abstract
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This book contains the works that Psellos wrote about his family, including a long funeral oration for his mother that features unique recollections from a childhood spent in Constantinople; a funeral oration for his young daughter Styliane, which includes a detailed description of her physical appearance and a moving account of her illness and death; a legal work pertaining to the engagement of his second, adopted, daughter; and various letters and other works that relate to the private life of this Byzantine family.
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Psellus, Michael-- Family.
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Psellus, Michael.
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Psellus family.
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Psellus family.
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Families.
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Jenkins, David, (David Todd)
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Kaldellis, Anthony
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Papaioannou, Stratis
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