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Introduction
Whatbindsthisvolumetogetherispeopleratherthan
thetopicsofthecontributions–weinvitedauthorswho
havecooperatedwithusforsometimeonvariousother
projectsrelatedtoByzantineStudies.Ouraimistopresent
textsofbothresearchersfromtheUniversityofSilesia(the
contributionsofTomaszLabukandAndrzejWilanowski)
aswellasourfriendsandcolleaguesfromothercenters‒
GeorgiaKolovou(Paris),AdamGoldwyn(Fargo,ND)and
AndrewWalkerWhite(Washington,DC).
ToquoteMauropous,weoferlasmalltaste’rather
thananabundantbouquet
1.Thisseemsright,sinceByz-
antineStudiesinKatowiceisaveryyoungdiscipline.This
volumeisalsospecialbecauseitspublicationcoincides
withtheestablishmentoftheCenterforStudiesonByz-
antineLiteratureandReception,whichshouldserveas
aninstitutionalumbrellaforpeopleinterestedinpursuing
ByzantineStudiesinKatowice.Thiscollectionofpapers
mirrorsquitewelltheinterestsofthepeoplegathered
aroundtheCenter‒twelfthcenturyliterature,Byzantine
education,theperformativesideofByzantinecultureand,
finally,thereceptionofancientliteratureinByzantium.
Thisvolumewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithout
thefinancialsupportofthegrantfundedbytheNational
1
lγεOPIPLKρὸνδIψLAOOgἀνθOσPiOυ’(1.29).SeealsoPoetryandits
Contextsineleventh-centuryByzantium.Eds.BERNARDF.andDEMOENK.
Farnham–Burlington:Ashgate,2012,p.3.
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