The Practice of Intertextuality in Hagiographical Writing. A Literary-Study Approach to the Presence of the Bible in Middle Byzantine Hagiography (8th-10th c.) KU Leuven
The overall goal of this project is to carry out the first comprehensive study of Biblical intertextuality in Middle Byzantine Hagiography (8th-10th c.). This study proceeds from, and will answer to, the question of the way in which Biblical imagery and quotations were both a means of literary expression and tools of communication with the audience(s). In order to achieve this main goal, I will investigate my research corpus (which consists ...