Selected Poems of Gregory of Nazianzus

I.2.17; II.1.10, 19, 32: A Critical Edition with Introduction and Commentary

Hypomnemata, Band 177
1. Auflage 2009
284 pages, gebunden
58.95 € [D]
ISBN 978-3-525-25287-1

About this book

This is a critical edition, with introduction and commentary, of four poems written by Gregory of Nazianzus (I.2.17; II.1.10, 19, 32). Gregory was an enthusiastic reader of Callimachus and special attention is paid to his use of poetic allusion.

Reviews

»This is an extraordinarily detailed and erudite study that ought to lay down the parth for any future study of Gregory`s poetry. [...]. It is Simelidis great contribution in this volume that, under the guise of an edition of four relatively short poems, he so clearly sets out Gregory`s unique position as transitional figure between Classical and Byzantine literature.«

Edward G. Mathews, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Content

I. INTRODUCTION
1. Gregory’s Poetry
i. Gregory’s Poetry and Modern Scholarship
ii. The Case for Christian Poetry
iii. Gregory and Hellenistic Poetry
iv. Language and Metre
2. Gregory’s Poetry in Byzantium
i. Reputation and Influence
ii. The Poems and the School Curriculum
iii. The Anonymous Paraphrases
II. TEXT of Carmina I.2.17, II.1.10, II.1.19 and II.1.32
III. COMMENTARY
IV. APPENDIX: Three Byzantine Anonymous Paraphrases