Kampos: Cambridge Papers in Modern Greek, Issue 7Modern Greek Section, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge, 1999 |
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... Compared to the other four extant texts it differs in several major respects . There are quotations of ancient models , but there is no close imitation ; the background is Christian , not pagan ; the love theme may be strongly present ...
... Compared to the other four extant texts it differs in several major respects . There are quotations of ancient models , but there is no close imitation ; the background is Christian , not pagan ; the love theme may be strongly present ...
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... Compared to its antecedents , recension zeta features an extensive use of rhetorical descriptions , 34 which is a generic characteristic of the Byzantine romance . And , what is more , the relationship between Alexander and his wife ...
... Compared to its antecedents , recension zeta features an extensive use of rhetorical descriptions , 34 which is a generic characteristic of the Byzantine romance . And , what is more , the relationship between Alexander and his wife ...
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... compared to an angel and his brothers are “ napáμoppa raλλiкápia ” ( “ very handsome youths " ) . The final result of all fairy tales , masculine or feminine , is the same : the wedding . If we follow Holbek the theme of a tale is ...
... compared to an angel and his brothers are “ napáμoppa raλλiкápia ” ( “ very handsome youths " ) . The final result of all fairy tales , masculine or feminine , is the same : the wedding . If we follow Holbek the theme of a tale is ...
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problems of defining | 1 |
Women and gender roles in Modern Greek folktales | 21 |
a question of | 43 |
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