Love and Theatre in the Works of Nikephoros Basilakes

Anna Kotłowska

doi:10.18778/2084-140X.09.27

Authors

Anna Kotłowska Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of History https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6547-806X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/2084-140X.09.27

Keywords:

Byzantine novel, ekphrasis, ethopoeia, Nikephoros Basilakes, Pasiphaë, theatre in Byzantium

Abstract

The article analyzes the rhetorical output of Nikephoros Basilakes, focusing on his use of scenic terminology and the psychological interpretation of myths. The conclusions substantiate the theory that Nikephoros had been part of the imperial theatron before his downfall in the mid-1150s.

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