Christian Novels From the Menologion of Symeon Metaphrastes

The Menologion by Symeon Metaphrastes, among the most important Byzantine religious and literary works, is a culmination of a well-established tradition of Greek storytelling. This edition excerpts six Christian novels, each featuring women who defy social expectations, translated for the first time into English.

Info autore

Stratis Papaioannou is Professor of Byzantine Literature at the University of Crete.

Riassunto

The Menologion by Symeon Metaphrastes, among the most important Byzantine religious and literary works, is a culmination of a well-established tradition of Greek storytelling. This edition excerpts six Christian novels, each featuring women who defy social expectations, translated for the first time into English.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Symeon Metaphrastes, Symeon
• Con la collaborazione di: Stratis Papaioannou (Editore), Stratis Papaioannou (Traduzione), Papaioannou Stratis (Editore e traduzione)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9780674975064
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97506-4
• Pagine: 352
• Serie: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library; Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Librar; Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library; Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Librar
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; RELIGION / Christianity / History, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Medieval, Christianity, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction, Relating to Christian people and groups, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Greece