'The three texts are translated into clear English, which is pleasant to read. The notes shed light on several aspects of the stories, notably their lexical richness. Alwis brings three female figures from Byzantine hagiography out of oblivion while creating an original discussion about re-writing not only as a linguistic and rhetorical practice but also a social one. This is a fine study about hagiography as a literary object, drawing on the ancestral strength of story/ narrative as a means of communication.
Anna Lampadaridi, Revue des Etudes Byzantines
Translated from French.
[Narrating Martyrdom] is a welcome addition to the growing number of Greek hagiographical texts available in English and offers valuable insights into the three authors techniques of rewriting their model texts. Alice-Mary Talbot, Church History