Literature

E. Elizbarashvili

Towads the Question of the Plot and the Topic of the Poem "Digenes Akrites" in Connection with "Barlaam and Joasaph"

In the article the problem of correlation between the plots of the Byzantine heroic epos "Digenes Aktrites" [XI-XII c.] and the novel of "Barlaam and Joasaph" is considered. Detailed textual analys of the both literary works is given, that reveals some proximity among the motives. The plots of the poem and the romance are supposed to be well-known in the mediaeval ages and connected with folklore tradition.

Институт восточных языков им. Г.Церетели АН Грузии

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