Byzantine Hymnographers Named Θεόδωρος: An Attempt at Disambiguation
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Maria-Lucia Goiana
Abstract
The homonymy of authors is one of the numerous problems of authorship that Byzantine hymnographic texts can raise. Oftentimes, Byzantine hymns are attributed by a manuscript title rubric, by a marginal note, or by their acrostic to an author referred to only by his first name, a fact which leads to ambiguity when several homonymous hymnographers are known. As a widespread phenomenon, the issue of homonymy has been addressed by a number of scholars of Byzantine hymnography, who brought important clarification with regard to specific recurring names. The present paper turns to the question of the Byzantine hymnographers called Θεόδωρος.
Abstract
The homonymy of authors is one of the numerous problems of authorship that Byzantine hymnographic texts can raise. Oftentimes, Byzantine hymns are attributed by a manuscript title rubric, by a marginal note, or by their acrostic to an author referred to only by his first name, a fact which leads to ambiguity when several homonymous hymnographers are known. As a widespread phenomenon, the issue of homonymy has been addressed by a number of scholars of Byzantine hymnography, who brought important clarification with regard to specific recurring names. The present paper turns to the question of the Byzantine hymnographers called Θεόδωρος.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- Introduction: “The Crystal and the Flame”. Preliminary Remarks on Exactitude 1
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Part I: Accuratio vel ambiguitas: Historical Narrative and Rhetorical Strategies
- Discourse Relations and Historical Representation: Tacitus on the Role of Livia and Agrippina 21
- Unspoken Messages: Tiberius and the Power of Silence in Tacitus’ Annals 37
- Prescriptive and Performative Aesthetics: “Exactitude” in Quintilian’s Institutio oratoria 59
- The Limits of Exactitude in Lucian’s Toxaris 83
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Part II: Philosophical, Scientific, and Technical Exactitude
- When Terence Writes Ambiguously (But He Does It on Purpose): An Analysis of Donatus’ Commentary on Phorm. 7.2 109
- Walking at the Same Pace: On the Relevance of Clarity in Epictetus’ Teaching and Its Models 125
- Exactitude in Ancient Pharmacological Theory and Practice, with Cases from the Greek Medical Papyri 149
- Exactitude in Greek Musical Treatises: Meanings, Vocabulary, and Limits 171
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Part III: Quotations and Misquotations: Three Cases from Greek and Roman Literature
- Αἰσχυλαριστοφανίζειν: On the Boundaries of an Aeschylean Quotation (Aesch. fr. 61 R.) 189
- Misquoting, Misplacing, Misusing: Some Observations on Cicero’s De consulatu suo 207
- “Always Remember…”: The Role and Character of the Citations of Heraclitus in Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations 231
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Part IV: Choosing Inexactitude: Programmatic and Genre Ambiguity
- Exile or Envoy? Contradictions, Inaccuracies and Ambiguities about Clearchus 271
- Between Inaccuracy and Idealization: The concordia fratrum in Claudian’s Poems 293
- Cassiodorus’ Variae and the Role of Ambiguity in Ostrogothic Foreign Policy 321
- Navigating the Ambiguity of Byzantine Apocalypses: Remarks on Genre, Exegesis, and Manuscript Transmission 337
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Part V: Ambiguities in Textual Transmission
- Sophocles’ Thyestes Plays: How Many Is Too Many? 363
- Titles in Martial’s Manuscripts: Mistakes in Interpretation? 393
- Byzantine Hymnographers Named Θεόδωρος: An Attempt at Disambiguation 409
- List of Contributors 423
- Index of Names and Places 425
- Index of Sources 433
- Index of Material Sources 455
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- Introduction: “The Crystal and the Flame”. Preliminary Remarks on Exactitude 1
-
Part I: Accuratio vel ambiguitas: Historical Narrative and Rhetorical Strategies
- Discourse Relations and Historical Representation: Tacitus on the Role of Livia and Agrippina 21
- Unspoken Messages: Tiberius and the Power of Silence in Tacitus’ Annals 37
- Prescriptive and Performative Aesthetics: “Exactitude” in Quintilian’s Institutio oratoria 59
- The Limits of Exactitude in Lucian’s Toxaris 83
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Part II: Philosophical, Scientific, and Technical Exactitude
- When Terence Writes Ambiguously (But He Does It on Purpose): An Analysis of Donatus’ Commentary on Phorm. 7.2 109
- Walking at the Same Pace: On the Relevance of Clarity in Epictetus’ Teaching and Its Models 125
- Exactitude in Ancient Pharmacological Theory and Practice, with Cases from the Greek Medical Papyri 149
- Exactitude in Greek Musical Treatises: Meanings, Vocabulary, and Limits 171
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Part III: Quotations and Misquotations: Three Cases from Greek and Roman Literature
- Αἰσχυλαριστοφανίζειν: On the Boundaries of an Aeschylean Quotation (Aesch. fr. 61 R.) 189
- Misquoting, Misplacing, Misusing: Some Observations on Cicero’s De consulatu suo 207
- “Always Remember…”: The Role and Character of the Citations of Heraclitus in Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations 231
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Part IV: Choosing Inexactitude: Programmatic and Genre Ambiguity
- Exile or Envoy? Contradictions, Inaccuracies and Ambiguities about Clearchus 271
- Between Inaccuracy and Idealization: The concordia fratrum in Claudian’s Poems 293
- Cassiodorus’ Variae and the Role of Ambiguity in Ostrogothic Foreign Policy 321
- Navigating the Ambiguity of Byzantine Apocalypses: Remarks on Genre, Exegesis, and Manuscript Transmission 337
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Part V: Ambiguities in Textual Transmission
- Sophocles’ Thyestes Plays: How Many Is Too Many? 363
- Titles in Martial’s Manuscripts: Mistakes in Interpretation? 393
- Byzantine Hymnographers Named Θεόδωρος: An Attempt at Disambiguation 409
- List of Contributors 423
- Index of Names and Places 425
- Index of Sources 433
- Index of Material Sources 455
