The narratological analysis of Digenis Akritis

KULHÁNKOVÁ, Markéta. The narratological analysis of Digenis Akritis. In 15th Congress of the Fédération internationale des associations d'études classiques and the Classical Association annual conference 2019, 5.-8. 7. 2019, London. 2019.

Basic information

• Original name: The narratological analysis of Digenis Akritis
• Authors: KULHÁNKOVÁ, Markéta (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 15th Congress of the Fédération internationale des associations d'études classiques and the Classical Association annual conference 2019, 5.-8. 7. 2019, London, 2019.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 60206 Specific literatures
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/19:00107572
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords in English: medieval epics; Digenis Akritis; narratology; dragon slying; signal words; metanarrative
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The ongoing project of a book-length narratological commentary on Digenis Akritis was introduced and three draft lemmata were presented: each relating to a different narrative level: the text, the story (the content of the text), and the fabula (the series of logically and chronologically related events). I chose an extract from the 6th book of the G manuscript, a variation on a widespread motif in medieval epics: dragon slaying (the fabula level). From the discourse level, the issue of signal words was discussed, whereas from the text level I focused on the use of metanarrative comments.

Links

• GA19-05387S, research and development project: Name: Naratologický komentář k byzantskému eposu Digenis Akritis (Acronym: A Narratological Commentary on Digenis Akritis)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation