Romanos Melodos Hymnos Akathistos. Byzantine Music and Liturgical Poetry

Wojciech Sowa

Polska , Poland


Abstract

The aim of this article is to show the poetry of Saint Romanos the Melodist, one of the greatest poets of the Byzantine Empire, the most probable autor of the Akathistos Hymnos - dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and to situate this lyric masterpiece in the Christian literary tradition, in the theology, and aesthetics.

Keywords:

Romanos Melodos, liturgy, music, Romanos the Melodist, Byzantium

w opracowywaniu

Published
1997-12-15


Sowa, W. (1997). Św. Romanos Melodos - hymnos akathistos. Bizantyńska muzyka i poezja liturgiczna. Vox Patrum, 32, 323–342. https://doi.org/10.31743/vp.7714

Wojciech Sowa 
Polska



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