The Stanzaic poems of Jacob of Serugh : a collection of his Madroshe and Sughyotho / edited and translated by Sebastian P. Brock

Although the verse homilies of Jacob of Serugh are well known to lovers of Syriac literature, his stanzaic poetry, in the form of madroshe and sughyotho, have been largely forgotten. This volume contains twenty-five poems preserved in their complete form and attributed to Jacob in old manuscripts of...

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Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2022]
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Texts from Christian Late Antiquity 72
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Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource; Illustrationen
Notes:Enthält Literaturangaben
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Summary:Although the verse homilies of Jacob of Serugh are well known to lovers of Syriac literature, his stanzaic poetry, in the form of madroshe and sughyotho, have been largely forgotten. This volume contains twenty-five poems preserved in their complete form and attributed to Jacob in old manuscripts of the sixth/seventh to ninth/tenth century preserved today in the British Library, but largely originating from Deir al-Surian in Egypt
ISBN:9781463244316
DOI:10.31826/9781463244316
ac_no:AC17056420
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited and translated by Sebastian P. Brock