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The ring, the gown, and the apple : the role of magical objects in the Byzantine vernacular romance Kallimachos and Chrysorroi

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Resumo:Magical objects play an important role in the fourteenth-century Byzantine vernacular romance "Kallimachos and Chrysorroi", not due to their supernatural powers, but rather in order to make the chivalric status of the romance hero stand out, inasmuch as he does not resort to any of them to achieve his goals.
Autores principais:Fonseca, Rui Carlos Reis, 1984-
Assunto:Byzantine vernacular romance Palaeologan fiction Magical objects Supernatural Heroic behaviour Kallimachos and Chrysorrhoe
Ano:2020
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
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Resumo:Magical objects play an important role in the fourteenth-century Byzantine vernacular romance "Kallimachos and Chrysorroi", not due to their supernatural powers, but rather in order to make the chivalric status of the romance hero stand out, inasmuch as he does not resort to any of them to achieve his goals.