During the Italian Renaissance, teachers from the Byzantine Empire were sought after because of their knowledge of Classical Greek. Most Byzantine literature deals with religious subjects.

Cyril A. Mango has written:

'Byzantine literature as a distorting mirror' -- subject(s): Byzantine literature, History and criticism

'Architettura bizantina'

'The art of the Byzantine Empire, 312-1453' -- subject(s): Byzantine Art, History, Sources

'Hagia Sophia'

'Byzantium and its image' -- subject(s): Civilization

'Byzantine architecture' -- subject(s): Byzantine Architecture, History

'Byzantium' -- subject(s): Civilization

'The brazen house' -- subject(s): Antiquities

The Byzantine empire wrote in the Greek alphabet and literature, but had a few contributors: Greek(of course), Christian, Roman, and Oriental.

Greek was the main language spoken by the Byzantine culture. It was used for official purposes, literature, and everyday communication among the people of the Byzantine Empire.

Alexander Kazhdan has written:

'Studies on Byzantine literature of the eleventh and twelfth centuries' -- subject(s): Byzantine literature, History and criticism

'Change in Byzantine culture in the eleventh and twelfth centuries' -- subject(s): History, Histyory

'Byzanz und seine Kultur'

'People and power in Byzantium' -- subject(s): Civilization