The corpus of Tzetzes’ epistles edited by Pietro Luigi Leone in 1972 includes 107 letters. However, two of the earliest manuscript witnesses of the collection bequeath a 108th letter consisting of 16 iambs and closing the corpus. The short missive is addressed to one Konstantinos Phyteianos. The present paper provides the first edition and translation into English of this letter, analysing its authorship and contents as well as its rhetorical function within the corpus.

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John Tzetzes 的圣诞礼物：一封来自信件集的新诗书信

由 Pietro Luigi Leone 于 1972 年编辑的 Tzetzes 书信语料库包括 107 个字母。然而，该系列最早的两名手稿见证人遗赠了第 108 封信，其中包含 16 个 iamb 并关闭了语料库。这封简短的信是写给一位康斯坦丁诺斯·菲蒂亚诺斯的。本文提供了这封信的第一版和英文翻译，分析了它的作者和内容以及它在语料库中的修辞功能。