Songs about Women

Romanos the Melodist, Thomas Arentzen, Thomas Arentzen

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Harvard University Press
09 September 2024

Sacred & religious music; History of religion; Christianity; Christian worship, rites & ceremonies

Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library

A collection of ancient Byzantine hymns featuring women as pivotal characters, now in a new translation.

At a time when Christianity was becoming the dominant religion in the Byzantine Roman Empire, Romanos the Melodist (ca. 485–565) was a composer of songs for festivals and rituals in late antique Constantinople. Most of his songs include dramatic dialogues or monologues woven with imagery from ordinary life, and his name became inseparably tied to the kontakion, a genre of dramatic hymn. Later Byzantine religious poets enthusiastically praised his creative virtuosity and a legend claimed that Romanos's inspiration came directly from the Virgin Mary herself.

Songs about Women contains eighteen works related to the liturgical calendar that feature important female characters, many portrayed as models for Christian life. They appear as heroines and villains, saints and sinners, often as transgressive and bold. Romanos's songs offer intriguing perspectives on gender ideals and women's roles in the early Byzantine world.

This edition presents a new translation of the Byzantine Greek texts into English.

By: Romanos the Melodist
Translated by: Thomas Arentzen
Edited and translated by: Thomas Arentzen
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 659g
ISBN: 9780674290938
ISBN 10: 0674290933
Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 09 September 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Thomas Arentzen is Researcher in Greek at Uppsala University and Senior Lecturer in Eastern Christian Studies at Sankt Ignatios College (Stockholm School of Theology).

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Songs about Women

Romanos the Melodist, Thomas Arentzen, Thomas Arentzen

$61.95

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