Ephraim of Ainos at work: a cycle of epigrams in the margins of Niketas Choniates

This article offers the first critical edition of a cycle of epigrams found in the margins of six manuscripts of Niketas Choniates' History. This paper also proposes the attribution of the poems to Ephraim of Ainos, an author mainly known for his verse chronicle, which has Niketas Choniates as...

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Autore principale: Bértola, Julián ca. 20./21. Jh. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: De Gruyter 2021
In: Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Anno: 2021, Volume: 114, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 929-1000
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Riepilogo:This article offers the first critical edition of a cycle of epigrams found in the margins of six manuscripts of Niketas Choniates' History. This paper also proposes the attribution of the poems to Ephraim of Ainos, an author mainly known for his verse chronicle, which has Niketas Choniates as a source. Our poems occur in a group of manuscripts which we already knew Ephraim had used for his chronicle. Many formal parallels between the epigrams and the chronicle point to the same author and a book epigram connects one important manuscript with the city of Ainos. This paper reassesses the manuscript tradition of the epigrams with special emphasis on the marginalia of Niketas Choniates. The critical text of the poems is accompanied by two apparatuses and an English translation. The edition is preceded by some methodological considerations and followed by two appendices and three indices.
ISSN:1868-9027
Comprende:Enthalten in: Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/bz-2021-0052