La Vie d'Etienne Le Jeune Par Étienne Le Diacre: Introduction, Édition Et Traduction

ISBN-13: 9780860786375 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 376 str.

Marie-France Auzepy

Opis

This volume is a primary source for the history of the first byzantine iconoclasm (730-787) and the iconodoulic reaction (787-8150). The Life of Stephen the Younger, written in 809 by a deacon of St Sophia, offers a vivid portrayal of the reign of the iconoclast emperor Constantine V - the so called Christian emperor who destroyed Christ's image, against Stephen, the monk, who defended Christ until martyrdom. The author shows that this manichean presentation is not confirmed by other contemporary sources, which show that Stephen's opposition to Constantine was as political as it was religious, since he was implicated in a plot against the emperor. Instead, it was the author of the Life who was interested in showing Stephen as a saint martyr of icondouly. The volume contains two chapters on the author and the saint, the Greek text with an introduction to the manuscript tradition and French translation.

Recenzje

'This volume is a mine of information for the historian, but also a delight for the philologist. The complicated manuscript tradition is carefully handled, and constantly illuminated with intelligent insights and a wealth of erudition...outstanding.' The Catholic Historical Review 'This critical edition of the Life of Stephen the Younger, one of the most important sources for the religious history of eighth-century Byzantium, is cause for celebration...Auzépy’s translation, the first into a modern language, includes excellent annotation regarding everyday life in Dark Age Byzantium.' Religious Studies Review, Vol. 25, No. 2 'The Life of St Stephen the Younger is a text which every student of Byzantine iconoclasm ought to read. This long-awaited critical edition, executed with such care by an editor with a remarkable knowledge of contemporary and related literature, is well worth buying.' Sobornost, Vol. 21, No. 1 'The translation is clear and readable, and...it is an accurate rendering of the Greek text. The extensive annotation will prove invaluable to all future readers of the vita, as it explains obscure allusions, provides information on prosopography and topography, and warns which passages should be read with caution...the book has been carefully prepared, with scrupulous attention to the accuracy of the Greek text and apparatuses, as well as excellent indices in both French and Greek.' Byzantinische Zeitschrift, Vol. 92, No. 2 Winner of the 'Prix Charles Diehl de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 'Her edition of the vita is splendid.' Journal of Theological Studies, vol. 51, no. 1 'After giving us an excellent critical edition of VSJ in 1997, Marie-France Auzépy has followed it up with a detailed discussion of it, focussed not so much on the historical reliability of the text as on its literary construction and ideological content... [she] breaks new ground in subjecting a Byzantine hagiographical text to a close literary analysis an

Spis treści

Contents: Avant-propos; Preface; Le Contexte: L’auteur et son commanditaire; Le saint à la lumière des chroniques; La Tradition Manuscrite: Les témoins; Le classement des manuscrits; Les éditions; La traduction; Texte Grec; Traduction Annotée; Bibliographie; Index scripturaire; Index graecitatis; Index français.

O autorze

Marie-France Auzépy