The Stanzaic Poems Of Jacob Of Serugh: A Collection Of His Madroshe And Sughyotho (Texts From Christian Late Antiquity)

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--

• | Author: Jacob (of Serug)
• | Publisher: Gorgias Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 02, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 328 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1463244304
• | ISBN-13: 9781463244309