Michele’s project, titled The role of language and narration in Damaskinos Studitis’ Thisavros, explores and describes the syntax of a corpus of narrative hagiographical sermons from the Thisavros, a homiletic collection composed by Damaskinos Studitis (c. 1520-1574) and first printed in 1557. Following a Functionalist approach, Michele’s dissertation analyses Damaskinos’ syntactic uses in relation to its specific narrative context, thereby providing an in-depth analysis of both 16th-century syntax and narrative style.
On top of that, Michele aims to explore Damaskinos’ use of narration from both communicative and educational perspectives, highlighting Thisavros’ contribution to Early Modern Greek culture and identity.