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- Title
The Wicked Stepmother: A comparative case study of the Byzantine Syntipas and the Latin Dolopathos.
- Authors
van Opstall, Emilie
- Abstract
The story of Syntipas/the Seven Sages travelled as an international bestseller through the Near East and Europe, from the Middle Ages up to Early Modernity, and was adapted by its translators to each new context. Belonging to the genre of wisdom literature, it circulated in over thirty languages and under various titles. This article addresses processes of creative adaptation in different cultural contexts by comparing two early versions, the Book of Syntipas the Philosopher in Greek from the eleventh century and Dolopathos in Latin from the twelfth century. By way of case study, it offers an analysis of the 'bedroom scene' in both versions and discusses the different ways with which female agency is dealt.
- Subjects
STEPMOTHERS in literature; SEVEN wise men of Greece; SEVEN Sages of Rome; LITERARY adaptations; ANCIENT philosophers; LITERARY form; COMPARATIVE studies; MEDIEVAL &; Renaissance (Literary period)
- Publication
Fabula, 2023, Vol 64, Issue 3/4, p298
- ISSN
0014-6242
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/fabula-2023-0017