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Sacred song from the Byzantine pulpit : Romanos the Melodist

Author: R J Schork
Publisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©1995.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Romanos the Melodist, a sixth-century deacon in Constantinople, is regarded as the premier poet of the Greek-speaking Christian church. His kontakia are elaborate, dramatic hymns designed to be sung before a congregation on major feast days. Their brilliant rhetoric and imagery are the avenue for deft commentary on scriptural texts and moral instructions.

This book is an introduction to, and selected translations

The translations and commentary make these contemporary recreations accessible to general audience interested in literature, the history of the Christian church, ingenious interpretation of scripture, and, especially, Romano's unique poetic form.  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Translations into English
Named Person: Romanus, Melodus Saint; Romanus, Melodus Saint
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: R J Schork
ISBN: 0813013631 9780813013633
OCLC Number: 32050568
Description: xvi, 230 p. ; 23 cm.
Responsibility: R.J. Schork.

Abstract:

Romanos the Melodist, a sixth-century deacon in Constantinople, is regarded as the premier poet of the Greek-speaking Christian church. His kontakia are elaborate, dramatic hymns designed to be sung before a congregation on major feast days. Their brilliant rhetoric and imagery are the avenue for deft commentary on scriptural texts and moral instructions.

This book is an introduction to, and selected translations of, seventeen sung sermons of Romanos. While R. J. Schork reviews Romanos's life and times, his emphasis is on the hymns themselves as inspired and inspirational pieces of religious poetry. In addition, Schork focuses special attention on the poet's pervasive and sensitive treatment of various women, including Eve, the Virgin Mary, Potiphar's Wife, and the Sinful Woman who anointed Christ's feet.

The translations and commentary make these contemporary recreations accessible to general audience interested in literature, the history of the Christian church, ingenious interpretation of scripture, and, especially, Romano's unique poetic form.

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