Songs About Women Romanos The Melodist Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Music

A Collection Of Ancient Byzantine Hymns Featuring Women As Pivotal Characters Now In New Translation At Time When Christianity Was Becoming The Dominant Religion Roman Empire Romanos Melodist (Ca 485–565) Composer Songs For Festivals And Rituals Late Antique Constantinople Most His Include Dramatic Dialogues Or Monologues Woven With Imagery From Ordinary Life Name Became Inseparably Tied To Kontakion Genre Hymn Later Religious Poets Enthusiastically Praised Creative Virtuosity Legend Claimed That Romanos’s Inspiration Came Directly Virgin Mary Herself About Contains Eighteen Works Related Liturgical Calendar Feature Important Female Many Portrayed Models Christian They Appear Heroines Villains Saints Sinners Often Transgressive Bold Offer Intriguing Perspectives On Gender Ideals Women’s Roles Early World This Edition Presents Greek Texts Into English Σελίδες: 576 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0909 Διαστάσεις: 13 3X13 3Cm