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• Σπίγγου, Φωτεινή
• SPINGOU, Foteini

In the summer/autumn of 1175, Manuel Komnenos (1143-1180) undertook the rebuilding of Dorylaion, one of the major aplekta in Asia Minor. For this occasion a poem was written. The strong acquaintance of the poet with the conventions of court literature, the occasional content of the poem and its panegyric character, suggest that the text was written for a small ceremony which took place at Dorylaion. The author is probably an anonymous professional court poet who accompanied Manuel in his expedition. The authorship is further discussed since the manuscript tradition might suggest that John Tzetzes was the author. After a close look at the language, style and metre of the poem, this identification is excluded. In 1908, Spyridon Lampros published the poem on the basis of manuscript Barocci 194 (fifteenth century) of the Bodleian Library. This study re-edits the poem on the basis of two more manuscripts: manuscript Parisinus gr. 2644 (late thirteenth century) of the Bibliothèque Nationale and Auctarium T.1.10 of the Bodleian Library (sixteenth century). The history of each manuscript is analyzed and the relation between them examined. The Auctarium is proved to be a direct copy of the Parisian manuscript. The metrical analysis of the poem is also included in the article and special textual problems are discussed. Finally, the translation of the original text is provided.

• History and Archaeology

• Ιστορία

Byzantine poetry, Manuel Komnenos, Court culture, Manuscript Tradition, Dorylaion, Eskisehir, Ceremonies, Constantinople/Asia Minor, twelfth century A.D., Middle Byzantine, literary texts, manuscripts

Αιώνες: 12ος - 12ος, Τα keywords δεν υπάρχουν στο πρωτότυπο τεκμήριο, 856:https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/bz/article/view/3768, DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/byzsym.1029

• http://byzsym.org/index.php/bz/article/view/1029
• http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/byzsym.1029