Sacred song from the Byzantine pulpit : Romanos the Melodist /
Romanos 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 de...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
©1995.
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