Open AccessKassia’s hymnography in the light of patristic sources and earlier hymnographical works
Author(s) -
Kosta Simic
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
zbornik radova vizantološkog instituta/zbornik radova vizantološkog instituta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0917
pISSN - 0584-9888
DOI - 10.2298/zrvi1148007s
Subject(s) - asceticism , theme (computing) , relation (database) , poetry , ideal (ethics) , literature , art , philosophy , history , theology , epistemology , computer science , database , world wide web
This paper examines Kassia’s use of patristic sources and earlier hymnography in some of her authentic poetic works. Her use of the sources is scrutinized in relation to three main themes developed in her poetry: a) the imperial theme, b) the anti-iconoclastic polemic, and c) the ascetic ideal of life according to nature