Self-referentiality in historical texts of the 11th century: The case of Michael Attaleiates
This article sets out to conduct a comparative study of the degree of self-referentiality in historical texts of the 10th and 11th centuries. Specifically, it examines the presence, the context and the type of first-person references in the historical work of Michael Attaleiates (11th ce...
| Published in: | Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
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Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2023-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2023/0584-98882301283S.pdf |
| Summary: | This article sets out to conduct a comparative study of the degree of
self-referentiality in historical texts of the 10th and 11th centuries.
Specifically, it examines the presence, the context and the type of
first-person references in the historical work of Michael Attaleiates (11th
century) as well as in previous works from the pro-Macedonian literature of
the 10th century (notably Genesios, the Vita Basilii and books I-IV of
Theophanes Continuatus). The record and comparative study of these
references indicate a progressively stronger use of self-referentiality; the
latter keeps pace with the evolution of the historiographical genre. |
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| ISSN: | 0584-9888 2406-0917 |