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Of mice and cat: the Katomyomachia as drama, parody, school text and animal tale

Abstract:
This chapter offers a detailed literary analysis of Theodore Prodromos’ Katomyomachia, highlighting its theatrical aspects, its clever use of textual and structural parody, its function as a school text, and its position within Byzantine beast literature, with a particular emphasis on the ‘Aesopic’ as a literary mode.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1017/9781009467292.008

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Medieval & Modern Languages Faculty
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Author

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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Host title:
Poetry in Byzantine Literature and Society (1081-1204): New Texts, New Approaches
Pages:
183-202
Chapter number:
7
Place of publication:
Cambridge
Publication date:
2024-10-17
Edition:
1
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9781009467292
ISBN:
9781009467322


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English
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Chapter
Pubs id:
1522696
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pubs:1522696
Deposit date:
2023-09-08

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