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A Critique of a Satire - Constantine Acropolites’ Letter on the Timarion

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The protagonist of the satire Timarion, by an unknown author from the 11th or 12th century, falls into a state of suspended animation on his journey and is carried by two demons into the underworld, where he proves in a court trial that he is not dead and is allowed to return to the living. The aim of this paper is to present and interpret a short letter written two hundred years later by Constantine Acropolites, who sharply criticises the Timarion, without clearly presenting his objections.

Source: Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis

DOI: 10.22315/acd/2024/13

Author: Tamás Mészáros

Institution: Eötvös Loránd University

Language: English

Topic: Byzantine Studies and History

Subfield: Classics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4403156934

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