Tzetzes' Letters and Histories: A Sample in English Translation with Notes and Introduction
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Date
2009-03
Authors
Heinrich, Aaron I., 1977-
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University of Oregon
Abstract
The letters and commentaries of the 12th century Byzantine scholar John Tzetzes
are an important source of literary material from classical Greece and offer an invaluable
record of classical scholarship in his era. Tzetzes explained the myriad and often obscure
literary references he makes in his letters as part of his Histories, a long poem on various
literary, mythological and historical subjects. The first of Tzetzes' letters and the
accompanying section of his Histories incorporate subjects ranging from ancient Greek
representations of idiocy, to the aspects of the god Hermes, to the friendship of Perithoos
and Theseus, and incorporate material from authors including Herodotus, Aristophanes,
and Homer. This translation of these sections makes a sample of Tzetzes' work available
for the first time in English, and is accompanied by explanatory notes and introduction.
Description
vii, 61 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.