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- ISBN 9783110184396
- Weight: 1001g
- Dimensions: 170 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 19 Sep 2005
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Hardback
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This is the first systematic study of literary formulae (topoi) in Greek medieval lives of the saints. Thomas Pratsch compiles a comprehensive collection of material, including a systematic catalogue of the topoi. In his evaluation of them he provides new insights into the genesis, transmission and historical development of the genre of Greek saints’ vitae. He traces the gradual development of the vitae from various other literary forms and, working from a new perspective, lends support to the thesis that a canon of Greek lives of the saints became established from the end of the 10th century and into the 11th century. This study is a valuable reference work on Byzantine hagiographic literature.
Thomas Pratsch, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften & Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
