Overview
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.
- | Author: Michael Psellos
- | Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
- | Publication Date: Mar 15, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 224 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover/History
- | ISBN-10: 0268024154
- | ISBN-13: 9780268024154
