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Umbert Eco's Baudolino. Een lectuur aan de hand van Nicetas Choniates’ Χρονική διήγησις

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Umberto Eco’s historical novel Baudolino (2000) is laced with quotations and references to other literary works, of which the Χρονική διήγησις, by the Byzantine historiographer Nicetas Choniates (1155-1217), is probably the least well known, though it is one of the most interesting. In this article 1 demonstrate the ways in which Eco integrated the character and the work of Choniates into Baudolino, and how these relate to the general themes of the novel.

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How to Cite: van Peteghem, J. (2005) “Umbert Eco's Baudolino. Een lectuur aan de hand van Nicetas Choniates’ Χρονική διήγησις”, Tetradio. 14(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/tetradio.91981