Konstantin Filosof ( Bulgarian: Konstantin Kostenechki ) - a Bulgarian scribe, a student of Euthymius Tarnovsky , a representative of the Tarnovo book school , nicknamed Kostenetskiy (Kostenchsky), named after his native city - Kostenets.
| Konstantin Philosopher | |
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| Konstantin Kostenechki | |
| Date of Birth | 1380 |
| Place of Birth | Kostenets , Second Bulgarian Kingdom |
| Date of death | after 1431 |
| A place of death | possibly Belgrade , Ottoman Empire |
| Citizenship | Second Bulgarian Kingdom |
| Occupation | writer |
| Direction | Tarnovo Book School |
| Genre | Religious literature |
| Language of Works | Old Bulgarian |
After the capture of Tarnov by the Turks ( 1393 ), Konstantin was trained at the Bachkovo Monastery , possibly preparing to accept monastic tonsure. [1] However, around 1410, in connection with the acute political situation in Bulgaria, he moved to Serbia , where the despot Stefan instructed him to compile a grammar manual for the scribes (“The Legend has been announced about writings”), which has survived in two editions - a short one (printed in “Articles Relating to the Ancient Slavic Language” by V. I. Grigorovich, Kaz. 1852 ) and lengthy (excerpts from the book by Danichich in “Starine”, I).
In 1431 , that is, 4 years after the death of the despot Stefan, Konstantin, on behalf of the Serbian patriarch Nikon, wrote a wonderful life of Stefan Lazarevich, which includes a general outline of Serbian history.
Content
- 1 Translated works
- 2 notes
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Translations
According to the instructions of Konstantin himself in the final chapter of “The Life of Stefan Lazarevich ”, one of his main duties at the court of the Serbian despot was translation activity [2] . Several texts have reached us, the translation of which by Konstantin Kostenetsky is not in doubt:
- Interpretations of Theodorite of Cyrus to "Song of Songs."
- “Viewing the Universe” is a translation of the 6th century Byzantine itinerary [3] .
- “Description of the holy places” - a story about the shrines of Jerusalem and the surrounding area of the city [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Lukin P.E. Writing and Orthodoxy. Historical and Philological Study "Tales of the Writings of Konstantin Philosopher Kostenetsky, Moscow, 2001, pp. 60-65
- ↑ Kuev K., Petkov G. Collect the writings on Konstantin Kostenechki. Investigated and text. Sofia, 1986, p. 361-362
- ↑ Novaković St. Odlomci srednevjekovne kosmografije i geografije // Starine. 1884. Knj. 16. S. 54-55
- ↑ Lukin P.E. Writing and Orthodoxy. Historical and Philological Study "Tales of the Writings of Konstantin Philosopher Kostenetsky, Moscow, 2001
Literature
- Yagich I.V. The book of Konstantin Philosopher and grammar about inscriptions // Reasoning of the South Slavic and Russian antiquities about the Church Slavonic language. - SPb. : Printing house of the IAN , 1885-1895. - T. 1. - S. 366-582.
- A.A. Turilov. From Cyril the Philosopher to Konstantin Kostenetsky and Vasily Sofiyanin (History and culture of the Slavs of the 9th-17th centuries). M .: Indrik, 2011 .-- 448 p., 800 copies, ISBN 978-5-91674-146-9
Links
- Konstantin Philosopher // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.