THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE - Fourth Crusade

Athens: Hellen, 2014. Bilingual (Greek-English) critical edition of the Codex 408 Marcianus graecus (ff. 1-13v), Library of St. Mark, Venice. Contains also the original text in mediaeval Greek. Soft cover, 24 cm, 360 pp., net weight 680 gr. ISBN: 960-286-839-2.

CONTENTS:

FOREWORD, by Professor C. Metsakis
PREFACE
PHOTO-REPRODUCTION OF THE MANUSCRIPT

INTRODUCTION:
1. The Codex Marcianus 408
2. Date of Composition
3. The Present Edition
4. Other Editions
5. Our Author: (i) His Identity (ii) Is our author also the author of the Alexander poem?
6. An Insight into our Author and his Chronicle
7. Our Author and his Sources
8. Tables (Source References)
9. Language of our Author: (a) General Observations (b) Formulaic Patterns
10. The Political Verse
11. The Task of the Translator

TEXT, CRITICAL APPARATUS AND TRANSLATION

GRAMMATICAL COMMENTARY - 1. Phonology (pronunciation): (a) Iotacistic errors; (b) the loss of phonological distinction between single and double consonants; (c) άπαξ λεγόμενον; (d) the fricativization of β, γ and of the second component of diphthongs;(e) assimilation of consonants; and (f) simplification of consonants. - 2. Author's grammar. - 3. Syntax: (a) Cases (i) Accusative (ii) Dative (b) Moods (i) Infinitive (ii) Optative (iii) Indicative (iv) Participle. - 4. Miscellanea: (a) Pleonasms - (b) Compound verbs - (c) Attic usage - (d) Metathesis.

HISTORICAL COMMENTARY - CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX VERBORUM - INDEX NOMINUM