Overview
An introduction to the text volume of the first critical edition of the Greek monastic novel The Life of Barlaam and Josaphat, available since the end of 2006. It deals with the question of the authorship which can now be regarded as resolved the sources of the text and its influence, the contents, the history of the manuscript together with the various illustration cycles, and the direct translations from the Greek. The volume is completed with a characterization of the new edition and a detailed bibliography.
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Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Imprint: Walter de Gruyter
Volume: 61
ISBN: 9783111739359
ISBN 10: 311173935
Pages: 638
Publication Date: 26 March 2009
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Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: German
Reviews
This work is a paragon of diligent and meticulous scholarship. Pieter W. van der Horst in: BMCR 2009.06.04
Author Information
Robert Volk, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Munchen.