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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1. VerfasserIn: Colpani, Giovanni (Verfasst von)
Körperschaft: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. Grad-verleihende Institution (Akademischen Grad verleihende Institution)
Beteiligte: Schwab, Andreas 1977- (Akademische Betreuung) ; Leppin, Hartmut 1963- (Akademische Betreuung)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Berlin Boston De Gruyter [2025]
In: Millennium-Studien (volume 111)
Jahr: 2025
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Millennium-Studien volume 111
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Gregorius, Nazianzenus 329-390 / Ephraem, Syrus 306-373 / Christliche Lyrik
B Gregorius, Nazianzenus 329-390 / Ephraem, Syrus 306-373 / Religiöse Lyrik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Hochschulschrift
B Ephraem Syrus (306-373)
B Gregorius Nazianzenus (329-390)
B Religiöse Lyrik
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung: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
Physische Details:XIV, 665 Seiten
ISBN:978-3-11-155288-0