Digressive Storytelling in Greek Historiography and Prose Literature of (Late) Antiquity and Beyond

International Workshop from Athens to Constantinople VI: Late Antique and Byzantine Literature in Context

Digressive Storytelling in Greek Historiography and Prose Literature of (Late) Antiquity and Beyond

Venue: 
University of Vienna,
Main Building
Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna
Marietta Blau-Saal

Time:
Monday 23 March 2026 17:00 – 19:00
Tuesday 24 March 2026 9:30 – 18:00

The workshop sheds light on the literary techniques of digression and digressive storytelling in Greek historiography and prose literature in post-classical, late antique and Byzantine times.