Papaioannou Stratis. Michael Psellos - Rhetoric and Authorship in Byzantium

Cambridge, 2013.The Professional Rhetor and Theory of Authorship.
The philosopher's rhetoric.
The rhetor as creator: Psellos on Gregory of Nazianzos.
The return of the poet: mimesis and the aesthetics of variation.
Self-Representation.
Aesthetic charm and urbane ethos.
The statue's smile: discourses of Hellenism.
Female voice: gender and emotion.
Conclusion: from rhetoric to literature.
Appendix: books and readers in the reception of Psellos.