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Babel, or the local distortion of the Greek language
No full textTitle: Βαβυλωνία ἤ ἡ κατά τόπους διαφθορά τῆς ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσας. Κωµωδία (Babel, or the local distortion of the Greek language: A comedy) Originally published: Ναύπλιο (Nafplio), Τυπογραφεῖsο Κωνσταντίνου Τόµπρα ἐκ Κυδωνιῶν καὶ Κωνσταντίνου Ἰωαννίδη ἐκ Σµύρνης, 1836 Language: Greek The excerpt used is from D. C. Vyzantios, Βαβυλωνία, introduction by Spyros Evangelatos (Athens: Εστία, 1993), pp.1–3. About the author Dimitrios Vyzantios (pseudonym of Dimitrios K. Hatziaslanis) [1790, Constantin..
Dimitrios Tsamis Karatasos : a symbol of Greek, Serbian and Bulgarian friendship
No full textTwo Serbian texts extol the contribution of Dimitrios Tsamis Karatasos to the Balkan joint effort to throw off the Ottoman yoke. These texts are analysed by the author within the historical framework of their period, so that the man’s personality and work may be accurately evaluated from a fresh viewpoint. More specifically, the author conducts a research on the tombstone of Dimitrios Tsamis Karatasos, which he discovered himself at Naoussa, and the octet engraved on it, which is also published here. The work is illustrated by seven plates, of which four have not been published previously
Encomium to the Monastic Life: An Unedited Poem of Alexios Makrembolites
No full textThis article presents the first critical edition of a metrical Encomium to the monastic life written by the fourteenth-century Byzantine author Alexios Makrembolites. The text is preserved in only one manuscript (Hierosolymitanus Sabbaiticus gr. 417). Makrembolites, after referring to the constant rejuvenation of the nature, wonders why people are drawn towards material goods and not to spiritual ones, distancing themselves from the immortality offered by a life close to God. After apologizing for his sinful life, he praises monastic life which he believes he should follow in order to bring an end to all his pains.
The Remains of authoritarianism : bureaucracy and civil society in post-authoritarian Greece
No full textDimitrios A. Sotiropoulos. 30 cm. He presented this paper at a seminar held at the Center on October 21, 1994. - T.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-35
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No full textThe authors wish to make a change in author names (adding new author—Dimitrios Mentis) to this paper
Η «μετάφρασις» του Ακαθίστου ύμνου του Μανουήλ Φιλή
No full textThis article presents a new critical edition of the metrical Metaphrasis of the Akathist hymn by the most prolific poet of the Palaeologan period, Manuel Philes, based on all the codices preserving the work (14 in all). It also attempts a systematic study of the poet’s metaphrastic technique and a metrical analysis of the poem
The Exemplary Life of Dimitrios Vikelas (1835-1908)
No full textThis paper describes the "satisfying curve" of Dimitrios Vikelas' life journey, starting from Syros in 1835, moving via Constantinople, Odessa, and Syros again, to London, Paris and finally Athens. It explores Vikelas' multiple aspects, as merchant, writer, traveller, lecturer and essayist, Olympic founder, educationalist, book collector and philanthropist, all of which were united in the public-spirited man of letters (logios). It sets Vikelas in the context of the Greek commercial diaspora, the world of the London expatriate Greek community, and the dynamic society of late nineteenth-century Athens, beginning in the 1870s to act as a magnet to Greek expatriates. The author stresses two qualities of Vikelas: his belief in the idea of a progressive Greek state marked by advances in education, culture, tourism and standards of public life; and the self-awareness and experience which inform his autobiographical writings, not only his memoir My Life but also his last such work, The War of 1897
The Historical Work of Doukas: Sources and Influenses
No full textThe purpose of this work is to examine systematically the sources of the History of Doukas and his influences on the historical works of his contemporary authors. The comparison of the Doukas’ History with other historical works that narrate the same historical events, allow us to sum up the following conclusions. Doukas had obviously read and used the Roman History of Nikephoros Gregoras (for the facts until the 1354), as well as the Chronicle of John Anagnostes (about the fall of Thessalonica in 1430). The examination of the historical works of Laonikos Chalkokondyles, George Sphrantzes and Michael Critoboulos has shown that there are no interactions between those and the History of Doukas
A Kanon on Saint Nicholas by John Staurakios
No full textThis article presents the editio princeps of the unknown kanon on Saint Nicholas written by the thirteenth-century Thessalonian hagiographer and hymnographer John Staurakios.
Historical orations in byzantine literature
No full textThe purpose of this doctoral thesis: «“Historical Orations” in Byzantine Literature» is to study a specific kind of orations that do not belong to a particular literary group. These orations had been written on the occasion of a specific and recent historical event of internal or external policy of the Byzantine Empire and usually for public reading. We can call these orations as “historical orations”. Thus, in the first part of the work, we identify the common features of “historical orations”, and then we analyze the way in which we study these twenty eight orations. In the second part of this study we examine in detail the specific “historical oration”. At first we present the life and work elements of each author of “historical oration” and we attempt to deal with various problems relating in some cases even the authorship of the oration itself. After that, we present the manuscripts that include these orations, the publications and each oration’s exact title. Moreover, is presented the historical context, because of the masking effort of historical reality with persons or events from classic antiquity or Bible. At last, is attempted the date of each “historical oration”, the place searched, and the exact time of the pronunciation. At last, we present the basic characteristics of the “historical orations”, as far as some observations upon the orations’ structure and the motifs, as derived from the analytical examination of these orations. Moreover, we identify each oration’s rhetorical structure and narrative techniques, as far as the rhetorical style and the language.Η παρούσα εργασία με τίτλο: «Οι "ιστορικοί λόγοι" στη βυζαντινή λογοτεχνία», επιχειρεί να συμβάλλει στη μελέτη μιας ιδιαίτερης κατηγορίας λόγων, οι οποίοι δεν ακολουθούν κάποιο από τα καθιερωμένα ρητορικά είδη της βυζαντινής γραμματείας. Οι λόγοι αυτοί γράφηκαν με αφορμή κάποιο συγκεκριμένο και πρόσφατο ιστορικό γεγονός της εσωτερικής ή εξωτερικής πολιτικής της βυζαντινής αυτοκρατορίας και προορίζονταν συνήθως για δημόσια ανάγνωση. Τους λόγους αυτούς κατηγοριοποιώντας τους, μπορούμε να τους χαρακτηρίσουμε ως "ιστορικούς λόγους". Στο πρώτο μέρος της εργασίας, αφού προσδιοριστούν τα κοινά χαρακτηριστικά των "ιστορικών λόγων", αναλύεται ο τρόπος με τον οποίο θα μελετηθούν στη συνέχεια οι εικοσιοκτώ συγκεντρωθέντες λόγοι. Στο δεύτερο μέρος της εργασίας, λοιπόν, εξετάζεται αναλυτικά ο εκάστοτε "ιστορικός λόγος". Αρχικά παρουσιάζονται τα βιοεργογραφικά στοιχεία του συγγραφέα κάθε "ιστορικού λόγου" και γίνεται προσπάθεια αντιμετώπισης διαφόρων προβλημάτων, τα οποία αφορούν σε ορισμένες περιπτώσεις ακόμη και την πατρότητα του ίδιου του λόγου. Ακολουθεί η παράθεση των χειρογράφων που τον διασώζουν, των διαφόρων εκδόσεών του, καθώς και του ακριβή τίτλου του λόγου. Στη συνέχεια δίδεται το ιστορικό πλαίσιο κάθε λόγου, καθώς σε πολλούς από αυτούς, λόγω της τεχνικής συγκάλυψης των προσώπων των πρωταγωνιστών και των γεγονότων με πρόσωπα της αρχαίας ιστορίας ή της Παλαιάς και Καινής Διαθήκης, καθίσταται ιδιαίτερα δύσκολο να αποκωδικοποιηθούν τα ιστορικά γεγονότα στα οποία αυτοί αναφέρονται. Στην επόμενη ενότητα επιχειρείται η χρονολόγηση του εκάστοτε "ιστορικού λόγου", ενώ αναζητείται ο τόπος, αλλά και ο ακριβής χρόνος εκφώνησής του. Τέλος, παρουσιάζεται συνοπτικά το περιεχόμενο κάθε "ιστορικού λόγου", όπου και αντιμετωπίζονται διάφορα προβλήματα προσωπογραφικά και τοπογραφικά, διασαφηνίζονται τυχόν δυσνόητα χωρία, ενώ συγχρόνως μελετάται και η ρητορική δομή του, με έμφαση στις αφηγηματικές τεχνικές, στο ύφος, στη γλώσσα και στα ρητορικά σχήματα τα οποία απαντώνται σε αυτόν. Στο τρίτο και τελευταίο μέρος της εργασίας παρουσιάζονται τα βασικά χαρακτηριστικά των "ιστορικών λόγων", χαρακτηριστικά, αλλά και διάφορα μοτίβα τα οποία προκύπτουν από τη συγκριτική τους μελέτη
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