Christos Simelidis

Selected Poems of Gregory of Nazianzus

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

1. Edition 2009
284 pages
ISBN 978-3-525-25287-1
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

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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.

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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

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