Ebook: Satire in the Middle Byzantine Period: The Golden Age of Laughter?

This volume places the satirical works of the Middle Byzantine period in a wider political and sociocultural context, exploring not only their various forms but also their functions and meanings. The volume is divided into four parts. The first part provides the backgrounds of the authors and texts discussed in the volume. The second concerns the manifold functions and appearances of Byzantine satirical texts. Part three offers detailed analyses of three largely unexplored texts (the 'Charidemos', the 'Philopatris', and the 'Anacharsis'). The last part moves from the individual texts to the larger picture of satirical modes in Middle Byzantium.