Образ св. Николая Софийского в его пространном житии – авторские стратегии
The Image of St Nicholas of Sofia in His Long Vita: The Strategies of the Author

Summary/Abstract: The article has as its object the investigation of the Life of St Nicholas of Sofia which was written by Matthew the Grammarian in the 16th century. First, the image of the saint is observed and his type is determined – he is a martyr. On the basis of this, the nominations are analysed and, more precisely, the epithets, their positioning and frequency in the text are examined. The selected examples in the article prove that the artistic labels used by the author are some sort of motivation for the normativeness of the saint’s image. An idea is alsoemphasized, that the author’s choice is related to the specific stages in the life of the Sofia martyr and is closely connected to the composition and the plot of the whole work.

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