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Homer in Byzantium : Comment parler des livres que l’on n’a pas lus? A cultural semiotic note on how to read, understand, and quote Homer from the Second Sophistic to the Palaeologan era

Andrea Cuomo (UGent)
(2025) From Greece to Cappadocia : Ancient and Modern Greek language studies in honour of Mark Janse. In Trends in Classics – Greek and Latin Linguistics 8. p.271-299
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This paper investigates how Postclassical and Byzantine authors have utilized Hom. Γ 154–158, considering whether these citations stem from direct readings or derive from anthologies or intermediary sources. It also explores the potential of applying the concept of ‘semiotic objects’ to (Homeric) quotations: detached from their original (con)text, these quotations take on a life of their own. As integral components of a text’s strategy, they carry shared meanings and function as ‘pegs on which to hang descriptions’. Finally, the article advocates for analyzing intertextuality in Postclassical and Byzantine texts through the lens of semiotics and pragmatics, rather than traditional Quellenforschung.
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Byzantine Studies, Linguistics, Greek, Semiotics, Homer

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Cuomo, Andrea. “Homer in Byzantium : Comment Parler Des Livres Que l’on n’a Pas Lus? A Cultural Semiotic Note on How to Read, Understand, and Quote Homer from the Second Sophistic to the Palaeologan Era.” From Greece to Cappadocia : Ancient and Modern Greek Language Studies in Honour of Mark Janse, edited by Klaas Bentein and Metin Bagriacik, vol. 8, De Gruyter, 2025, pp. 271–99, doi:10.1515/9783111183169-013.
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Cuomo, A. (2025). Homer in Byzantium : Comment parler des livres que l’on n’a pas lus? A cultural semiotic note on how to read, understand, and quote Homer from the Second Sophistic to the Palaeologan era. In K. Bentein & M. Bagriacik (Eds.), From Greece to Cappadocia : Ancient and Modern Greek language studies in honour of Mark Janse (Vol. 8, pp. 271–299). https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111183169-013
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Cuomo, Andrea. 2025. “Homer in Byzantium : Comment Parler Des Livres Que l’on n’a Pas Lus? A Cultural Semiotic Note on How to Read, Understand, and Quote Homer from the Second Sophistic to the Palaeologan Era.” In From Greece to Cappadocia : Ancient and Modern Greek Language Studies in Honour of Mark Janse, edited by Klaas Bentein and Metin Bagriacik, 8:271–99. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111183169-013.
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Cuomo, Andrea. 2025. “Homer in Byzantium : Comment Parler Des Livres Que l’on n’a Pas Lus? A Cultural Semiotic Note on How to Read, Understand, and Quote Homer from the Second Sophistic to the Palaeologan Era.” In From Greece to Cappadocia : Ancient and Modern Greek Language Studies in Honour of Mark Janse, ed by. Klaas Bentein and Metin Bagriacik, 8:271–299. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783111183169-013.
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Cuomo A. Homer in Byzantium : Comment parler des livres que l’on n’a pas lus? A cultural semiotic note on how to read, understand, and quote Homer from the Second Sophistic to the Palaeologan era. In: Bentein K, Bagriacik M, editors. From Greece to Cappadocia : Ancient and Modern Greek language studies in honour of Mark Janse. De Gruyter; 2025. p. 271–99.
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A. Cuomo, “Homer in Byzantium : Comment parler des livres que l’on n’a pas lus? A cultural semiotic note on how to read, understand, and quote Homer from the Second Sophistic to the Palaeologan era,” in From Greece to Cappadocia : Ancient and Modern Greek language studies in honour of Mark Janse, vol. 8, K. Bentein and M. Bagriacik, Eds. De Gruyter, 2025, pp. 271–299.
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