- the
Byzantine "national epic" of
Digenes Akritas and the
cycle of the
Acritic songs. The term is
derived from the Gr**** word
akron (ἄκρον, in plural...
- The
Acritic songs (Gr****: Ακριτικά τραγούδια, lit. 'frontiersmen songs') are the epic
poems that
emerged in the
Byzantine Empire probably around the ninth...
- 12th-century
Byzantine Empire. It is the
lengthiest and most
famous of the
acritic songs,
Byzantine folk
poems celebrating the
lives and
exploits of the Akritai...
- the
founder of the
Stoic school of philosophy. Epic poetry,
notably the "
acritic songs",
flourished during the
Middle Ages. Two chronicles, one written...
-
included acclamation chants of
laudation or salutation; the
celebratory Acritic songs;
symposia instrumental banquets,
based on
ancient symposiums; and...
- modern-day Afghanistan.
Macedonian songs are in
particular influenced by the
Acritic Byzantine tradition,
while instruments such as the tambourine, the Macedonian...
- have a long
history in the Pontos,
ranging from
ancient dances to the
Acritic songs to folk songs.
Certain dances,
accompanied by music, date to ancient...
-
Roland (part of the
Matter of France) and
Digenis Acritas (one of the
Acritic songs). The
rather different chivalric romance tradition concerns adventures...
- this period.
Digenes Akritas (Διγενῆς Ἀκρίτας) is the most
famous of the
Acritic songs and is
often regarded as the only
surviving epic poem from the Byzantine...
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