Byzantine Epistolography: A Historical and Historiographical Sketch
Publication information:
Alexander Riehle and Alexander Riehle. 2020. “Byzantine Epistolography: A Historical and Historiographical Sketch”. In A Companion to Byzantine Epistolography, Pp. 1–30. Leiden: Brill
Abstract
This introductory essay raises general questions about the nature of Byzantine letters and provides some preliminary definitions for the purpose of the present volume. The second part sketches recent trends in scholarship on Byzantine epistolography and formulates suggestions for future research.