From Cato to Plato and back again. Friendship and patronage in John Tzetzes’ Letters and Chiliads
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Resumo: | In many passages of his works, John Tzetzes likens himself to different figures from the Greek and Roman past in order to emphasise relevant features of his authorial persona. This strategy has been the subject of recent studies, which underscore the self-advertising agenda underlying Tzetzes’ constant reference to – and identification with – Greek and Roman models. Drawing on and going beyond this strand of literature, this paper pursues two main goals. First, it aims to situate Tzetzes’ references to these figures from the past within the broader sociocultural dynamics informing his self-fashioning strategy. To this end, it will focus on passages of his works dealing with friendship and patronage, two social practices that were crucial to any Byzantine writer. Second, the paper seeks to show that Tzetzes uses these figures to reflect upon his condition as a commissioned writer, skilfully employing them to create an authorial narrative that both spells out and plays with the constraints and contradictions stemming from his professional status. |
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From Cato to Plato and back again. Friendship and patronage in John Tzetzes’ Letters and ChiliadsJohn TzetzesByzantine literaturePatronageFriendshipCato the ElderPlatoIn many passages of his works, John Tzetzes likens himself to different figures from the Greek and Roman past in order to emphasise relevant features of his authorial persona. This strategy has been the subject of recent studies, which underscore the self-advertising agenda underlying Tzetzes’ constant reference to – and identification with – Greek and Roman models. Drawing on and going beyond this strand of literature, this paper pursues two main goals. First, it aims to situate Tzetzes’ references to these figures from the past within the broader sociocultural dynamics informing his self-fashioning strategy. To this end, it will focus on passages of his works dealing with friendship and patronage, two social practices that were crucial to any Byzantine writer. Second, the paper seeks to show that Tzetzes uses these figures to reflect upon his condition as a commissioned writer, skilfully employing them to create an authorial narrative that both spells out and plays with the constraints and contradictions stemming from his professional status.The Saxo Institute, University of CopenhagenRepositório da Universidade de LisboaLovato, Valeria Flavia2024-03-01T18:03:10Z20222022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/63104eng0106-5815https://doi.org/10.7146/classicaetmediaevalia.v70i.1291442596-7932info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-04T01:20:08Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/63104Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:12:29.253622Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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From Cato to Plato and back again. Friendship and patronage in John Tzetzes’ Letters and Chiliads |
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From Cato to Plato and back again. Friendship and patronage in John Tzetzes’ Letters and Chiliads |
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From Cato to Plato and back again. Friendship and patronage in John Tzetzes’ Letters and Chiliads Lovato, Valeria Flavia John Tzetzes Byzantine literature Patronage Friendship Cato the Elder Plato |
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From Cato to Plato and back again. Friendship and patronage in John Tzetzes’ Letters and Chiliads |
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From Cato to Plato and back again. Friendship and patronage in John Tzetzes’ Letters and Chiliads |
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From Cato to Plato and back again. Friendship and patronage in John Tzetzes’ Letters and Chiliads |
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From Cato to Plato and back again. Friendship and patronage in John Tzetzes’ Letters and Chiliads |
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From Cato to Plato and back again. Friendship and patronage in John Tzetzes’ Letters and Chiliads |
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Lovato, Valeria Flavia |
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Lovato, Valeria Flavia |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Lovato, Valeria Flavia |
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John Tzetzes Byzantine literature Patronage Friendship Cato the Elder Plato |
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John Tzetzes Byzantine literature Patronage Friendship Cato the Elder Plato |
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In many passages of his works, John Tzetzes likens himself to different figures from the Greek and Roman past in order to emphasise relevant features of his authorial persona. This strategy has been the subject of recent studies, which underscore the self-advertising agenda underlying Tzetzes’ constant reference to – and identification with – Greek and Roman models. Drawing on and going beyond this strand of literature, this paper pursues two main goals. First, it aims to situate Tzetzes’ references to these figures from the past within the broader sociocultural dynamics informing his self-fashioning strategy. To this end, it will focus on passages of his works dealing with friendship and patronage, two social practices that were crucial to any Byzantine writer. Second, the paper seeks to show that Tzetzes uses these figures to reflect upon his condition as a commissioned writer, skilfully employing them to create an authorial narrative that both spells out and plays with the constraints and contradictions stemming from his professional status. |
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