Maximus the Greek’s Speech on Instability and Unrest (Slovo o nestroenijach i bezčinijach). On the sources of Vasilija’s Lament

This work by Maximus the Greek, probably written in the middle of the century, has as its protagonist an allegorical personification, a woman named Vasilija, crying, dressed in widowhood  and surrounded by wild beasts, in dialogue with a wayfarer. Her  long lamentation contains constant references t...

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Main Author: Marcello Garzaniti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2020-01-01
Series:Studi Slavistici
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/7483