Metaphrasis in Byzantine literature:

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...

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Körperschaft: Internationaler Kongress für Byzantinistik Belgrad (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Alwis, Anne (HerausgeberIn), Hinterberger, Martin (HerausgeberIn), Schiffer, Elisabeth 1966- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Tagungsbericht Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Turnhout, Belgium Brepols [2021]
Schriftenreihe:Byzantios 17
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Aus dem Vorwort: "This volume is a contribution to ongoing scholary debate and originated from a round table held at the 23rd International Congress of Byzantine Studies in Belgrade (August 2016)"
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Beschreibung:179 Seiten
ISBN:9782503593449