CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Milenkovic, Dunja |
|---|---|
| Title | Knowledge and Abuse: Two Satires by Theodore Prodromos |
| Summary | This thesis analyses two understudied satirical works written by Theodor Prodromos, Philoplaton or Leather Tanner and The Ignorant and Self-Proclaimed Grammarian. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the recognition of their literary value and to demonstrate how Prodromos by means of invective displays his own erudition and constructs the self-image of an overall intellectual authority. I will argue how Prodromos by the choice of a theme and generic form positioned his works in line with a specific tradition of satirical writing. By means of intertextual comparison I will also demonstrate that Philoplaton and Grammarian should not be regarded as a mere Lucianic imitations without literary imitations of their own. And finally by examination of Prodromos’s rhetorical skills, I will examine how he through attack against incompetent adversaries portrays himself as a competent grammarian, rhetorician and teacher. |
| Supervisor | Bernard, Floris; Perczel, István |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/milenkovic_dunja.pdf |
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