Intertextuality in Ethiopian Gǝ’ǝz Literature: The Lexical Relationships between the Hagiography and the Chronicle of King Iyasu I

This paper demonstrates the intertextual aspects of the hagiography and chronicle of an Ethiopian king, aṣe Iyasu I (r.1682-1706). To achieve this, lexical features of both texts are examined. These texts were written in the late seventeenth century. The chronicle of aṣe Iyasu I was written during t...

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Main Author: Menda, Yonas Yilma (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Unisa Press 2022
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2022, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-23
Further subjects:B lexical parallel
B Hagiography
B Ethiopic / Gǝʿǝz language
B aṣe Iyasu I
B Chronicle
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