«Wittiness» in Byzantium: Eutrapelia
The Old Greek term «eutrapelia» cannot be easily rendered in other languages: Its literal meaning is «turnability», but it is generally translated as «ready wit» or «liveliness». Whatever its semantic nuances, eutrapelia was anathematized by St. Paul in his Epistle to the Ephesians, and (since then)...
Main Author: | Sergei Arkadʹevich Ivanov |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Ural Federal University
2019-01-01
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Series: | Античная древность и средние века |
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Online Access: | https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/adsv/article/view/4003 |
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