The voices of the tale
The storyteller in early Byzantine collective biographies, miracle collections, and collections of edifying tales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11932801 |
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| Authors | Stavroula Constantinou (0000-0003-3358-974X, University of Cyprus, corresponding author), Andria Andreou (University of Cyprus) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-40 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-16 |
| 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.2021.31 |
| OpenAlex | W4200573770 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This article is a first attempt to approach the figure of the storyteller in three types of early Byzantine tale collections (fourth–seventh centuries): collective biography, miracle collection, and collection of edifying tales. Our approach draws significantly on Walter Benjamin's discussion of the storyteller and Monica Fludernik's work on conversational storytelling. Our analysis has a twofold purpose: first, to revise the impression that the storyteller is a canonical force that possesses the same characteristics in every single tale; second, to suggest that the storyteller is an inherent feature of short hagiographical narratives
Art · Biography · Byzantine architecture · Legend · Literature · Miracle · Narrative · Storytelling · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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