CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Eichert, David Lee |
|---|---|
| Title | Corippus's Route to Constantinople, the Political Function of Panegyrics at the Court of Justin II and Sophia |
| Summary | This thesis sheds light on the political and ecclesiastical controversies surrounding the ascension of Justin II (r. 565-574) to the throne in 565, and his first consulship January 1st, 566. This power shift from Justinian to Justin II occurred from the inside of the administration among a faction of senators and powerful ecclesiastical figures in Constantinople, whose impact on society can be felt in multivalent ways among the various genres of surviving sources. In order to contribute to the discussion of this period I focus in particular on the ceremonial poem combining elements of panegyric and historical epic written by the sixth century north African poet Corippus, the In laudem Iustini Augusti minoris (hence In laudem), and I shall use this work as the central text for my reconstruction of developments both at the court in Constantinople and on the ground in North Africa. |
| Supervisor | Perczel, István; Bernard, Floris |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/eichert_david.pdf |
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