Narrating martyrdom : rewriting late-antique virgin martyrs in Byzantium /

The first translations and commentaries of the martyrdoms of three virgin martyrs: Ia, Horaiozele, and Tatiana. The first book on narratology and focalisation in Byzantine hagiography. Exciting new perspective on the agency of the Byzantine hagiographer. New assessments on the relationship between a...

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Main Author: Alwis, Anne P. (Anne Priyani) (Author, Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Includes translations from Greek.
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2020.
Series:Translated texts for Byzantinists ; 9.
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Summary:The first translations and commentaries of the martyrdoms of three virgin martyrs: Ia, Horaiozele, and Tatiana. The first book on narratology and focalisation in Byzantine hagiography. Exciting new perspective on the agency of the Byzantine hagiographer. New assessments on the relationship between a hagiographer and his audience Reconceives the rewriting of Byzantine hagiography.
Physical Description:xiv, 210 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1789621550
9781789621556