The Medieval Greek Romance

Beaton, Roderick

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“…In the second part, for instance, the motif of the hunt or the hero's adultery occur twice. It is known that the bipartite structure is characteristic also of almost all late Byzantine romances, 42 but it is also one more feature that connects Digenes with western narratives. 43 In the context of schemata, it is of interest to mention the 'double course' model (doppelter Kursus or Dopplewegstruktur), included by Armin Schulz in his list of the most common medieval narrative schemata.…”

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Narrative coherence inDigenes Akrites(G)

Kulhánková¹

2021

Byz. Mod. Greek stud.

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This article argues that coherence in medieval narratives was perceived differently than it is in modern literature, offering an analysis of coherence principles in Digenes Akrites which seem to have been more relevant for its original audiences. Drawing on contemporary narratology and recent research on comparable western works, the author does not search for one sole superordinate principle, but rather for so-called structures of mid-range coherence. The article contains some examples of such ‘centres of gravity’ – the schema, the scene and the meaning – in the G version.

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Narrative coherence inDigenes Akrites(G)

Kulhánková¹

2021

Byz. Mod. Greek stud.

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“…On the other hand, in Digenis Akritis (IV, 364), 21 the hero receives a ring (τὸ δακτυλίδιν) as a token of love from his beloved, but it is never mentioned again in this 'epic' or 'proto-romance', according to Beaton's classification. 22 Neither of these non-magical rings plays an important role in its narrative, but instead merely an incidental one. In both cases, the background story of each ring is only partially told: in Chariton's romance, we are told that the ring is in the possession of Callirhoe, and in Digenis Akritis we witness the moment when the hero receives the ring.…”

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The ring, the gown, and the apple: the role of magical objects in the Byzantine vernacular romance Kallimachos and Chrysorroi

Fonseca¹

2020

Byz. Mod. Greek stud.

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“…Einige wichtige Werke ohne Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit: Hunger (1980); Beaton (1996); MacAlister (1996); Agapitos & Reinsch (2000); Nilsson (2001); Roilos (2005); Nilsson (2014).…”

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Performance in den byzantinischen Romanen des 12. Jahrhunderts und das Theatron

Delbó¹

2016

Graeco-Latina Brunensia

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During the 12th century, the history of the European novel came to a turning point. While the so-called chanson de geste and the early Arthurian novels gained prominence in Western Europe, the Byzantine Empire could welcome four new love novels after an eight-century break. One of these novels is Drosilla and Charicles by Nicetas Eugenianos. The Comnenian novels might have been written for aristocrat patrons and the Byzantine intelligentsia. We may also presume that these books were recited, either in smaller sections or in their full form, to an audience in the salons of the age, namely the theatra. Very few investigations have been made so far into the question of how we could find proof for the recitals. This article scrutinizes the signs that may prove these novels to have been performed, based on Nicetas Eugenianos. The study offers two perspectives on this topic: on the one hand, rhetorics and narratology areuge involved in the scrutiny (closely in line with our knowledge on theatron); on the other hand, performative scenes in the plot of the novel are also analyzed (e.g. the dance of the old lady Baryllis). These investigations confirm the fact that Drosilla and Charicles is a significant point in the development of the novel.

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The Medieval Greek Romance

Cited by 29 publications

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Narrative coherence inDigenes Akrites(G)

Narrative coherence inDigenes Akrites(G)

The ring, the gown, and the apple: the role of magical objects in the Byzantine vernacular romance Kallimachos and Chrysorroi

Performance in den byzantinischen Romanen des 12. Jahrhunderts und das Theatron

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