Theodore Prodromos and the use of the poetic work of Gregory of Nazianzus
Appropriation in the service of self-representation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11932620 |
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| Authors | Nikos Zagklas (0000-0002-9261-571X, University of Silesia in Katowice, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 223-242 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-0131 • E-ISSN: 1749-625X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/byz.2016.5 |
| OpenAlex | W2521938353 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Gregory of Nazianzus and Theodore Prodromos are two of the most influential poets of Byzantium. And yet, no study has examined the various intertextual correspondences between their poetic works. This article is the first to demonstrate the extensive appropriation of Gregory's work by Prodromos. It is divided into three parts: 1 the first discusses poems composed by Prodromos in praise of Gregory; the second part attempts to show which of Gregory's poems Prodromos read and his technique of ‘plundering’ words from Gregory's corpus; the third part concentrates on Prodromos’ creative imitation of Nazianzus’ poetry in terms of wording, genre and sentiments, which eventually enabled him to craft part of his authorial self-portrait
Appropriation · Art · Craft · Humanities · Imitation · Linguistics · Literature · Poetry · Praise · Representation (politics · Self representation · Visual arts · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Highly cited | No |
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