EPISTOLARY TOPOI IN THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN BYZANTINE EMPEROR CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS AND THEODORE, BISHOP OF CYZUS.
The letters exchanged between Byzantine emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-959) and his close friend Theodore, Bishop of Cyzicus, are of the utmost importance, representing the only preserved example of authentic writings from the emperor. Other than the fact that the correspondence offers...
| Publicado en: | Croatica et Slavica Iadertina Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 77 - 116 |
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University of Zadar, Department of Croatian & Slavic Studies
2024
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| Sumario: | The letters exchanged between Byzantine emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-959) and his close friend Theodore, Bishop of Cyzicus, are of the utmost importance, representing the only preserved example of authentic writings from the emperor. Other than the fact that the correspondence offers details concerning the relationship between Theodore and Porphyrogenitus and their personal lives, it also provides a good foundation for the study of Porphyrogenitus’ style of writing, which is very useful considering that the authorship of the emperor’s literary inheritance is still the object of scholarly discussion. The corpus of this study is made up of ten letters written by Theodore and addressed to Constantine (whose letters of reply have not been preserved) from the Vindobonensis Collection and correspondence between Theodore and Porphyrogenitus from the Athos Collection (ten of Theodore’s and eight of Constantine’s letters). Epistolary topoi found in the letters will be analyzed and divided into two groups: contemplative and linguistic. The aim is primarily to present the features of Porphyrogenitus’ letter-writing style, but also that of his correspondent, with special reference to the extent to which rhetorical recommendations were followed when composing letters. Pisma razmijenjena između bizantskog cara Konstantina VII. Porfirogeneta (913. – 959.) i kizičkog biskupa Teodora, njegova bliskog prijatelja, iznimno su važna jer predstavljaju jedini primjerak carevih autentičnih zapisa. Osim što donosi detalje o Teodorovu i Porfirogenetovu prijateljskom odnosu i njihovim privatnim životima, sačuvana korespondencija predstavlja i dobar temelj za proučavanje Porfirogenetova stila pisanja, što je vrlo korisno s obzirom na to da je autorstvo careve književne ostavštine i dalje predmetom znanstvenih rasprava. Korpus istraživanja sastoji se od deset Teodorovih pisama adresiranih Porfirogenetu (na koja nisu sačuvani carevi odgovori) iz kolekcije Vindobonensis i korespondencije između Teodora i Porfirogeneta iz kolekcije Athos (deset Teodorovih i osam Konstantinovih pisama). U pismima se analiziraju pismovni toposi podijeljeni u dvije grupe, misaone i jezične. Cilj je prvenstveno prikazati obilježja Porfirogenetova epistolarnog stila, ali i njegova korespondenta, pri čemu se nastoji utvrditi u kojoj su mjeri korespondenti slijedili retorička pravila pri sastavljanju pisama. |
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