Episodes

Thursday Dec 03, 2020
38. Manuscripts, databases, and the joys of Byzantine literature, with Dave Jenkins
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
A conversation with Dave Jenkins (Princeton University Library) about how we read (and how to enjoy) Byzantine literature, from digitized manuscripts and online databases to the pleasures of Byzantine prose. Dave is a philosopher, a philologist, and a librarian. You may also know him as the creator of a database of translations of Byzantine texts in modern languages and a database of digitized manuscripts.
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1 years ago
this was really enjoyable, I would love to hear more extensive conversations on Byzantine philosophy and literature. but it was enjoyable in that it was a more fun conversation between two guys who love a particular topic