Deconstructing the narrative, constructing a meaning: why was the alexiad written?
Abstract
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.
Keywords:
narratology / narrative theory / history / genre / audience / Anna Komnene / AlexiadSource:
Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, 2015, 52, 207-235Publisher:
- Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti SANU - Vizantološki institut, Beograd
Institution/Community
Istorija / HistoryTY - JOUR AU - Vilimonović, Larisa PY - 2015 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1909 AB - 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. PB - Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti SANU - Vizantološki institut, Beograd T2 - Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta T1 - Deconstructing the narrative, constructing a meaning: why was the alexiad written? EP - 235 IS - 52 SP - 207 DO - 10.2298/ZRVI1552207V ER -
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Vilimonović, L.. (2015). Deconstructing the narrative, constructing a meaning: why was the alexiad written?. in Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti SANU - Vizantološki institut, Beograd.(52), 207-235. https://doi.org/10.2298/ZRVI1552207V
Vilimonović L. Deconstructing the narrative, constructing a meaning: why was the alexiad written?. in Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta. 2015;(52):207-235. doi:10.2298/ZRVI1552207V .
Vilimonović, Larisa, "Deconstructing the narrative, constructing a meaning: why was the alexiad written?" in Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, no. 52 (2015):207-235, https://doi.org/10.2298/ZRVI1552207V . .