Theology and Poetry in Early Byzantium. The Kontakia of Romanos the Melodist, Paperback/***

Romanos' lively and dramatic hymns are a highlight of Byzantine literary invention. This book examines the rhetorical embodiment of theological themes in these kontakia. Through rhetorical techniques like dialogue, metaphor and vivid description, biblical stories and theological concepts are performed, adapted and vivified. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Sarah (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne) Gador-Whyte Number of pages: 247 Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 169 x 244 x 21 Cover type: Paperback / softback