Theology and Poetry in Early Byzantium: The Kontakia of Romanos the Melodist

Theology and Poetry in Early Byzantium: The Kontakia of Romanos the Melodist Gador-Whyte Sarah (Australian Catholic University Melbourne) Wydawca: Cambridge University Press Data wydania: 2017 ISBN: 9781107140134 Liczba stron: 242 Format: 182 x 253 x 23 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: Romanos lively and dramatic hymns are a highlight of Byzantine literary invention. This book examines the rhetorical embodiment of theological themes in these kontakia. Through rhetorical techniques like dialogue, metaphor and vivid description, biblical stories and theological concepts are performed, adapted and vivified.