Poems on bishops by Gregory of Nazianzus and Ephrem the Syrian: literary comparison and translation
Gregory of Nazianzus and Ephrem the Syrian are both regarded as foundational poets for their respective literary traditions. They wrote in the same period, the 4th Century, and they both devoted a cycle of poems to a debated theme of the time: bishops. Aim of this work is enhancing the appreciation...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Berlin Boston
De Gruyter
[2025]
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Millennium-Studien (volume 111)
Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Millennium-Studien
volume 111 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gregorius, Nazianzenus 329-390
/ Ephraem Syrus 306-373
/ Christian Poetry
B Gregorius, Nazianzenus 329-390 / Ephraem Syrus 306-373 / Religious poetry |
| Further subjects: | B
Ephraem Syrus 306-373
B Gregorius Nazianzenus (329-390) B Thesis B Religious poetry |
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| Summary: | Gregory of Nazianzus and Ephrem the Syrian are both regarded as foundational poets for their respective literary traditions. They wrote in the same period, the 4th Century, and they both devoted a cycle of poems to a debated theme of the time: bishops. Aim of this work is enhancing the appreciation of these cycles (Gregorys carmina II, 1, 10; 12; 13; 17 and Ephrems carmina nisibena 13-21) as works of literature embedded in the performance and reading practices of the time, in theological debates on the episcopal office and in their respective communities. The book compares performance and transimission methods of the two corpora, the word choice and imagery describing the episcopal office and how portraits of real-life bishops are influenced by theological expectations on what a bishop should be. Two chapters are devoted to literary phenomena peculiar to each author. This book, the first extensive comparison of these two authors from a literary point of view, will interest scholars of Late Antique poetry and literature, Church history and Patristic theology. A new English translation of both corporas constitutes the appendix. |
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| Item Description: | Titel der Original-Dissertation: Poetry and the priest - The poems on bishops by Gregory of Nazianzus and Ephrem the Syrian "The present book is a revised edition of my doctoral thesis, ..." (Foreword) Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 20.01.2023 Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 601-622 |
| Physical Description: | XIV, 665 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-155288-0 |
