Emmanuel roidis biography

Emmanuel Rhoides (Greek: Ἐμμανουὴλ Ῥοΐδης; 28 June 1836 – 7 January 1904) was a.
Emmanuel Rhoides was a Greek writer, journalist, and translator.
Emmanuel Roídis' novel I Pápissa Ioánna (1866; Pope Joan) is a hilarious satire on medieval and modern religious practices as well as a pastiche of the.

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Rhoides, Emmanuel (Emmanuel Roidis) "The Curious History of Pope Joan" (Greek: Πάπισσα Ιωάννα/Papissa Ioanna) - 1866

With my book club, I read "Pope Joan" by Donna Woolfolk Cross twenty years ago (my, how time flies!) At some point, I bought this older book about the same subject because it was on a reduced shelf in my bookshop.

Same as the first book I read, this didn't really impress me that much. Granted, there might have been a female pope, I can well believe that but the story itself wasn't too exciting. Also, I couldn't detect the humour that some people loved so much.

However, there is some information about life in the 9th century. That's always nice.

Since this was a Greek book, I read it in German. "Die Päpstin Johanna von Ingelheim"

From the back cover:

"'Pope Joan' or 'Papissa Joanna' was originally published in 1886 by the Greek author Emmanuel Royidis. It tells the story of Pope John VIII, the purported ruler of Xendom for a period of two years, five months & four days in the middle of the 9th century. 'Pope Joan' is a comic masterpiece of irrev

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About the Author

Includes the names: Emmanuil Roidis, Emmanual Royidis, Emmanuel Rhoidis, Emmanuel Rhoides, Emmanuel Royidis, Emmanouil Roidis, Emmanouil Roidis, Emmanuel Roïdis, Emanuele Roìdis, Emmanuil Roídis, Emmanuel Rhoïdis, Emmanuel Rhoïdis, Emmanuēl Roïdēs, Emmanouīl Roidīs, Emmanouil Rhoïdis, Emmanuēl R̈yidēs, Emmanuil Roídis, Emmanouil Rhoïdis, Emmanouēl D. Rhoidēs, Emmanouēl Rhoïdēs, Emmanouˆel D. Rhoidˆes, Εμμανουήλ Ροϊδης, Emmanouíl D. Roïdis, Εμμανουήλ Ροΐδης, Εμμανουήλ Ροΐδης, Emmanouˆel D. Rhoidˆes, Εμμανουήλ Δ. Ροϊδης, EMMANUEL ROYIDIS, translated from the Greek by DUR, roidis emmanouil d. / ροΐδης εμμανουήλ δ., Emmanouil Roidis / Εμμανουήλ Ροΐδης

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Emmanuel Rhoides
Greek writer (1836–1904)
Emmanuel Rhoides (Greek: Ἐμμανουὴλ Ῥοΐδης; 28 June 1836 – 7 January 1904) was a Greek writer, journalist, and translator. He is considered one of the most influential writers of 19th century Greece and a significant figure of Modern Greek literature. His most popular work, The Papess Joanne, was translated in several languages earning him international recognition throughout Europe. His complete literary corpus includes novels, short stories, essays, and translations.
Biography
Rhoides was born in 1836 in Hermoupolis, the capital of the Aegean island of Syros, to a family of rich aristocrats from Chios—Demetrios (Δημήτριος) Rhoides and Kornelia (née Rhodokanakes; Κορνηλία Ῥοδοκανάκη)—who had fled the island after the massacre of its population by the Ottomans in 1822. Rhoides spent much of his youth abroad. An erudite student, he began to master from a young age several European languages, as well as ancient Greek and Latin. In 1841, his family moved to Genoa, Italy where his father served as an honorary Greek consul. Du