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Christian Novels from the Menologion of Symeon Metaphrastes
Symeon Metaphrastes
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Hardback. The Menologion by Symeon Metaphrastes, among the most important Byzantine religious and literary works, is a culmination of a well-established tradition of Greek storytelling. This edition excerpts six Christian novels, each featuring women who defy social expectations, translated for the first time into English. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 395 pages. BIC Classification: FW; HRC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 20 x 13. .
Created in the tenth century, most likely as an imperial commission, the Menologion is a collection of rewritings of saints' lives originally intended to be read at services for Christian feast days. Yet Symeon Metaphrastes's stories also abound in transgression and violence, punishment and redemption, love and miracles. They resemble Greek novels of the first centuries of the Common Era, highlighting intense emotions and focusing on desire, both sacred and profane. Symeon Metaphrastes was celebrated for rescuing martyrdom accounts and saints' biographies that otherwise may have been lost. His Menologion, among the most important Byzantine works, represents ... Read more
Created in the tenth century, most likely as an imperial commission, the Menologion is a collection of rewritings of saints' lives originally intended to be read at services for Christian feast days. Yet Symeon Metaphrastes's stories also abound in transgression and violence, punishment and redemption, love and miracles. They resemble Greek novels of the first centuries of the Common Era, highlighting intense emotions and focusing on desire, both sacred and profane. Symeon Metaphrastes was celebrated for rescuing martyrdom accounts and saints' biographies that otherwise may have been lost. His Menologion, among the most important Byzantine works, represents ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674975064
SKU
V9780674975064
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About Symeon Metaphrastes
Stratis Papaioannou is Associate Professor of Classics at Brown University.
Reviews for Christian Novels from the Menologion of Symeon Metaphrastes
This volume brings new texts to a thriving discussion on tenth- and eleventh-century Byzantine literature.
(07/01/2018)
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