Eustathius Books

Eustathios Makrembolites stands as a significant Byzantine author who revived the Greek romance tradition in the latter half of the 12th century. His notable work, The Story of Hysmine and Hysminias, is distinguished by a meticulously crafted style that avoids hiatus and employs antithesis with deliberate care. While drawing from classical poets like Homer, his prose frequently echoes the rhetorician Choricius of Gaza. The novel's descriptive passages focusing on artworks, likely based on personal observation, are particularly lauded for their vividness.