Metaphrasis in Byzantine literature / edited by Anne P. Alwis, Martin Hinterberger & Elisabeth Schiffer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alwis, Anne P. (Anne Priyani), editor.

Hinterberger, Martin, editor.

Schiffer, Elisabeth, editor.

Series:

Byzantioç : studies in Byzantine history and civilization ; volume 17.

Byzantioç : studies in Byzantine history and civilization ; volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byzantine literature--History and criticism.

Byzantine literature.

Physical Description:

179 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols Publishers, [2021]

Summary:

Throughout the centuries Byzantium's ambitious authors were conscious of the significance of literary registers for the reception of their texts. They deliberately made use of stylistic elements or refrained from using certain features in order to reach their target audience. There are certain groups of texts dating from various periods on which these stylistic elements can be tracked precisely by comparison of two or even more versions with their model text. Such examples of rewriting can be found particularly within genres with a broader audience appeal, namely hagiography and historiography. It is in both genres that we encounter metaphrastic processes, in terms of stylistic elaboration and in terms of stylistic simplification.0As well as stylistic reshaping, metaphrasis may also encompass the addition or removal of literary and/or thematic aspects. All these processes signify intent as well as authorial interpretation. Frequently, the ideological orientation of a text is refurbished through rewriting. Teasing out these strands for exploration helps to supply a potential wealth of information on the author (if known), cultural (social, religious, historical) context, and creative ability, as well as levels of education and literacy.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Rewriting in Byzantium: Standardization and Metaphrasis / Christian Høgel

`Ihe First Metaphrast: John, Bishop of Sardis / Daria Resh

Observations on the Methods of Metaphrastic Rewriting: The Case of the Passio of St James (BHG 773) / Laura Franco

Rewriting the Life of St John Chrysostom in Tenth-Century Byzantium / Elisabeth Schiffer

Metaphraseis as a Key for the Understanding of Different Levels in Byzantine Vocabulary / Martin Hinterberger

Byzantine Chronicles and Metaphrasis / Staffan Wahlgren

The Alexander Romance and Metaphrasis A Case Study: Alexander's Encounter with the Persian Ambassadors / Corinne Jouanno

Emotions, Miracles, and the Mechanics of Psychology in Nikephoros Gregoras' Lives of Empress Theophano and Patriarch Anthony II Kauleas / Lev Lukhovitskiy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9782503593449

2503593445

OCLC:

1242932008