Character Types and Characterization in Byzantine Edifying Stories

KULHÁNKOVÁ, Markéta. Character Types and Characterization in Byzantine Edifying Stories. In De Temmerman, Koen; Van Pelt, Julie; Staat, Klazina. Constructing Saints in Greek and Latin Hagiography : Heroes and Heroines in Late Antique and Medieval Narrative. Turnhout: Brepols, 2023, s. 123-139. Fabulae 2. ISBN 978-2-503-60282-0. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1484/M.FABULAE-EB.5.132451.

Základní údaje

• Originální název: Character Types and Characterization in Byzantine Edifying Stories
• Autoři: KULHÁNKOVÁ, Markéta (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí).
• Vydání: Turnhout, Constructing Saints in Greek and Latin Hagiography : Heroes and Heroines in Late Antique and Medieval Narrative, od s. 123-139, 17 s. Fabulae 2, 2023.
• Nakladatel: Brepols

Další údaje

• Originální jazyk: angličtina
• Typ výsledku: Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize
• Obor: 60206 Specific literatures
• Stát vydavatele: Belgie
• Utajení: není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
• Forma vydání: tištěná verze "print"
• WWW: URL
• Kód RIV: RIV/00216224:14210/23:00130613
• Organizační jednotka: Filozofická fakulta
• ISBN: 978-2-503-60282-0
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1484/M.FABULAE-EB.5.132451
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Byzantine hagiography; Greek narrative; edifying story; History of Monks in Egypt; Lausiac History; Daniel Sketiotes; character construction; character types; actantial model
• Štítky: rivok
• Příznaky: Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Anotace

The chapter offers a comparative analysis of three types of heroes that emerge either as protagonists or as secondary characters in three early Byzantine collections of edifying stories: the History of the Monks in Egypt, the Lausiac History and the Daniel Sketiotis Dossier. These types are common and also often present in saints’ Lives: the desert father, the fool, and the restored sinner. In each section, I first examine the direct characterization of heroes, especially in their introduction to the scene; next, I concentrate on the way the characters are presented in action and the roles they play in events; and finally, I investigate how and to what extent insight into the heroes’ minds is offered. Although all authors of the selected collections equally adhere to the same emphasis on action and conciseness, they choose different devices and strategies to construct their central character types. Consequently, they accomplish their edifying purpose in different ways by emphasizing different elements of the saints’ characters.