{"product_id":"digenis-akritas-the-two-blood-border-lord-the-grottaferrata-version-paperback","title":"Digenis Akritas: The Two-Blood Border Lord-The Grottaferrata Version - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDenison B. Hull\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the epic romances of post-Barbarian Europe, such as \u003ci\u003eRoland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEl Cid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDigenis Akritas\u003c\/i\u003e has been the least known in the West-outside Greece. It is the story of a half-breed prince who guarded the eastern border of the Roman Empire of Byzantium on the Euphrates in the tenth century. His name and cognomen, \u003ci\u003eBasil, the Two-Blood Border Lord\u003c\/i\u003e, sum up the curious richness of his heritage: Roman by politics, Arab and Cappadocian by birth, Greek in language, and orthodox by faith.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn an incursion into Byzantine territory, an Arab Emir captures a Christian woman. Her relatives, in raiding to rescue her, convert the Emir and his people to Christianity and bring them back to the empire. Basil is born of this union. A prodigy of valor, his miraculous strength in hunting and in battle win him an Arab bride and the loyalty of her family. He settles in a splendid garden palace by the Euphrates, pacifies the Border, fights dragons and bandits only to die young at the same instant as his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poem in English verse translation is full of humor, fairytale, and a moving religious devotion. It recaptures an urbane vanished civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe translator has collated all the known texts and supports the translation with commentary, a bibliography, and a map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenison Bingham Hull\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Harvard College and the Harvard School of Architecture. He is a trustee of the American Farm School in Thessaloniki, Greece, and has received numerous honors, including the Gold Cross and the Order of the Phoenix from the Greek government. He is the translator of \u003ci\u003eHomer's Illiad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHomer's Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Ohio University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.04 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1986\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985741283629,"sku":"9780821408339","price":30.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/YmJWa3B1SkVNN1lVNG56VUFGazVQZz09.webp?v=1776138779","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/digenis-akritas-the-two-blood-border-lord-the-grottaferrata-version-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}