Deconstructing the narrative, constructing a meaning: Why was the Alexiad written?
In the present article I offer a narratological approach to Byzantine historiography and an aim to elucidate the key elements of narrative theory that would be useful for investigating medieval Byzantine histories and their complex narrative structures. The focus is put on the key narratolo...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
| Published: |
Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2015-01-01
|
| Series: | Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2015/0584-98881552207V.pdf |
| Summary: | In the present article I offer a narratological approach to Byzantine
historiography and an aim to elucidate the key elements of narrative theory
that would be useful for investigating medieval Byzantine histories and their
complex narrative structures. The focus is put on the key narratological
aspects - genre, author, text and the audience - as those elements represent
the core of literary criticism and contemporary studies of Byzantine
literature. Through useful examples from the Alexiad, I intend to show how
this theoretical vehicle functions and I hope to open a new field of
scholarly communication on the matter of approach towards Byzantine
historiography. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 0584-9888 2406-0917 |