Love and Theatre in the Works of Nikephoros Basilakes
Love and Theatre in the Works of Nikephoros Basilakes
Author(s): Anna KotłowskaSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Cultural history, 6th to 12th Centuries, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Byzantine novel; ekphrasis; ethopoeia; Nikephoros Basilakes; Pasiphae; theatre in Byzantium
Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the rhetorical output of Nikephoros Basilakes, focusing on his use of scenic terminology and the psychological interpretation of myths. The conclusions substantiate the theory that Nikephoros had been part of the imperial theatron before his downfall in the mid-1150s.
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 9
- Page Range: 543-574
- Page Count: 32
- Language: English