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050 00 $aPA4407.R6$bZ86 1995
082 00 $a881/.02$220
100 1 $aSchork, R. J.,$d1933-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95008937
245 10 $aSacred song from the Byzantine pulpit :$bRomanus the Melodist /$cR.J. Schork.
260 $aGainesville :$bUniversity Press of Florida,$c[1995], ©1995.
300 $axvi, 230 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-225) and index.
520 $aRomanos 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.
520 8 $aThis 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.
520 8 $aThe 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.
600 00 $aRomanus,$cMelodus, Saint,$dactive 6th century$xCriticism and interpretation.
600 00 $aRomanus,$cMelodus, Saint,$dactive 6th century$vTranslations into English.
650 0 $aChristian poetry, Byzantine$vTranslations into English.
650 0 $aChristian poetry, Byzantine$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aHymns, Greek$vTranslations into English.
650 0 $aHymns, Greek$xHistory and criticism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008122182
852 00 $bglx$hPA4407.R6$iZ86 1995