Stanzaic Syntax in the Madrashe of Ephrem the Syrian /

Stanzaic Syntax in the Madrashe of Ephrem the Syrian /

In Stanzaic Syntax in the Madrashe of Ephrem the Syrian , which focuses on madrāšê V and VI in the Paradise cycle, Paul S. Stevenson looks at Ephrem's poetic art from the point of view of a linguist. This study goes beyond the traditional levels of analysis, the clause and the sentence, and exa...

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Main Author: Stevenson, Paul

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston ; Leiden : Brill, 2015.

Series: Monographs of the Peshitta Institute 22.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303812.

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Ephraem, > Syrus, Saint, > 303-373 > Language.
Ephraem, > Syrus, Saint, > 303-373 > Literary style.
Syriac poetry.
Syriac language > Style.
Syriac language > Syntax.

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Call Number: PJ5671.E7 Z85 2015

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Summary:In Stanzaic Syntax in the Madrashe of Ephrem the Syrian , which focuses on madrāšê V and VI in the Paradise cycle, Paul S. Stevenson looks at Ephrem's poetic art from the point of view of a linguist. This study goes beyond the traditional levels of analysis, the clause and the sentence, and examines the structure of whole stanzas as units. The result is a surprisingly rich tapestry of syntactic patterning, which can justly be considered the key to Ephrem's prosody. The driving force behind Ephrem's poetry turns out not to be meter or sound play, but a variety of syntactic templates, which include even vertical patterning of constituents.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004306301
ISSN:0169-9008 ;
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