Gregory of Nazianzus Autobiographical Poems |
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| Editor:
| White, Carolinne |
| Contribution by:
| Dronke, Peter |
| Author:
| Gregory of Nazianzus, |
| Series title: | Cambridge Medieval Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02091-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $55.99 |
Book Description:
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The autobiographical poems of Gregory of Nazianzus, fourth-century Father of the Greek Church, are remarkable not only for a highly individual picture of the Byzantine world but also for moments that are intimate, passionate and moving. This book contains Greek text and facing English translation of a selection from his one hundred or so surviving poems. Gregory is best known for the five orations he gave in Constantinople but De Vita Sua apart, his poems can only be read in a...
More DescriptionThe autobiographical poems of Gregory of Nazianzus, fourth-century Father of the Greek Church, are remarkable not only for a highly individual picture of the Byzantine world but also for moments that are intimate, passionate and moving. This book contains Greek text and facing English translation of a selection from his one hundred or so surviving poems. Gregory is best known for the five orations he gave in Constantinople but De Vita Sua apart, his poems can only be read in a nineteenth-century edition and have never before been translated into English.