Style-switching in the Grottaferrata Text of Digenes Akrites

Dietrich R.

Revue des études byzantines, cilt.64, ss.365-368, 2006 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3406/rebyz.2006.2398
  • Dergi Adı: Revue des études byzantines
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, L'Année philologique, ATLA Religion Database, Index Islamicus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.365-368
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Abstract
Although scholars have investigated many of the historical and literary aspects of the sole
surviving Byzantine epic, Digenes Akrites, since the discovery of the first text in the 19th century,
the aspect of style-switching has not been previously examined. This article examines the use of
style-switching, the use of foreign words and terms for literary effect, in the Grottaferrata text of
Digenes Akrites. It demonstrates that the use and distribution of words of Arabic origin in the text
are not random, but a deliberate technique by the writer to create a foreign 'atmosphere' in those
passages where Arabs are the main characters or the events take place in Arab territory.