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...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alwis, Anne Priyani (Author, Translator)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Subito Delivery Service: Order now.
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
WorldCat: WorldCat
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Liverpool Liverpool University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Series/Journal:Translated texts for Byzantinists volume 9
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Martyr / Virginity / Martyrdom / Saint's life / Byzantine Empire / Revision
IxTheo Classification:KCD Hagiography; saints
Further subjects:B Christian hagiography
B Christian saints
B Biographies
B Christian saints (Byzantine Empire)
B Christian women martyrs
B Narration (Rhetoric)
B Christian women martyrs Biography
B Byzantine Empire
Parallel Edition:Electronic
Description
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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1789621550