Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 33367

	Νικήτας εὐγενώνυμος ἐφ' ἕρκος ὀρθογραφίης
	θυμοδακοῦς ἑτέροιο πόνου κεφαλὴν ἀναείρας.

Text source	F. Conca, A. Giusti, 1990, Nicetas Eugenianus. De Drosillae et Chariclis amoribus, Amsterdam: 30
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Niketas Eugeneianos (12th c.) Theodore Prodromos (12th c.) - PBW: Theodoros/25001/
Tag(s)	Criticism of the author Praise of the author
Translation(s)	Niketas named for nobility [i.e. Eugenianos] elevating the summit of another labour in the field of heart-gnawing letters. Language English Source(s) E. Jeffreys, 2012, Four Byzantine Novels, Liverpool: 351, n. 1
Comment	Jeffreys (2012: 343) calls the verses "slighly sardonic".
Bibliography	Secondary E. Jeffreys, 2012, Four Byzantine Novels, Liverpool: 343, 351
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[33369] Νικήτας εὐγενώνυμ(ος) ἐφ' ἕρκος ὀρθογραφίης [1496-1505] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2908 [1496-1505] (f. Ir) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 488: "Inscriptio ante Nicetae Eugeniani librum I de Drosillae et Chariclis amoribus"
Permalink	https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/33367

Last modified: 2021-09-09.