Constantine of Kostenets

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Constantine of Kostenets was a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer, and chronicler known for his influential literary and historical works in the Slavic Orthodox world.

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instanceOf Bulgarian scholar
Orthodox Christian
Slavic author
chronicler
medieval writer
countryOfCitizenship Second Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
described cultural life of the Serbian Despotate
life and reign of Stefan Lazarević
political situation in the Balkans
educatedAt Tarnovo Literary School NERFINISHED
employer Despot Stefan Lazarević NERFINISHED
era Late Middle Ages
fieldOfWork historiography
philology
theology
floruit early 15th century
genre chronicle
didactic literature
hagiography
influenced Bulgarian medieval literature
Serbian medieval literature
Slavic Orthodox historiography
knownFor biography of Stefan Lazarević
contributions to medieval Bulgarian literature
contributions to medieval Serbian literature
languageOfWorkOrName Middle Bulgarian NERFINISHED
Old Church Slavonic NERFINISHED
movement Resava Literary School NERFINISHED
Tarnovo Literary School NERFINISHED
notableWork Life of Despot Stefan Lazarević NERFINISHED
Skazanie o pismeneh NERFINISHED
occupation chronicler
scholar
writer
partOf Slavic Orthodox cultural sphere
placeOfBirth Bulgaria NERFINISHED
Kostenets NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Serbian Despotate NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
studentOf Andronik of Tarnovo NERFINISHED
uses acrostics
biblical allusions
classical references
workLocation Serbian Despotate NERFINISHED
writingStyle highly rhetorical
learned and erudite

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Tarnovo Literary School notableMember Constantine of Kostenets