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Literature. No Longer the Cinderella of Byzantine Studies

Ingela Nilsson    Uppsala University    

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abstract

This paper offers an overview of recent developments in philology and literary studies, arguing that the field has become more modern and inclusive, thus gaining a central place in Byzantine Studies at large. Three concepts are used to structure the discussion and target different areas of interdisciplinarity: metaphrasis, reception and hybridity. Theory is identified as crucial and necessary to the advancement of Byzantine Studies, along with an awareness of reception processes and our own role as scholars. Such a development, it is argued, can revitalise the study of Byzantium within the broader Humanities.

Published
Aug. 22, 2022
Accepted
Feb. 9, 2022
Submitted
Oct. 13, 2021
Language
EN
ISBN (EBOOK)
978-88-6969-590-2

Keywords: TraditionPhilologyHybridityLiteratureMetaphrasisTheoryReception

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