Byzantine Popular Literature

Pre-requisites: Finished M.A. studies in classical studies; passed exams in Vizantic philology I (graduate studies), Greek language II (graduate studies) and Neo-greek language II (graduate studies).

Course objectives: Widening the knowledge previously acquired; developing skills for independent reading and analysis of texts written in popular Greek language, which stands out from normative grammar of classical Greek.

Course description: Authors and works of popular Vizantic literature; Antic tradition; Relation towards folklore tradition of older peoples; Translating of Vizantic authors.

Learning Outcomes: Full ability for independent scientific work in the field of medieval Greek popular literature and presenting its results in form of scientific papers, monographs etc.

Literature/Reading:

• K. Krumbacher, Geschichte der byzantinischen Literatur von Justinian bis zum Ende des Ostroemischen Reichs (527-1453), 2. Auflage, Muenchen 1897.
• H.G. Beck, Geschichte der byzantinischen Volksliteratur, Muenchen 1971.
• R. Browning, Medieval and Modern Greek, London 1969.
• L. Breje, Vizantijska civilizacija, Beograd 1976.
• R. Cantarela, Poeti bizantini I-II, Milano 1948.
• L. Polites, Historia tes neoellenikes logotechnias, Thessalonike 1968.
• BYZANTINA AINIGMATA - Vizantijske zagonetke, izbor, prevod, predgovor i komentar Č. Milovanović, Beograd 1986.
• S.S. Averincev, Poetika ranovizantijske književnosti, Beograd 1986.