Kanones on saints according to the eight modes
By: Joseph the Hymnographer ; critical edition by Paraskevi Toma
Contributors: Toma, Paraskevi, editor
Series: Byzantinistische Studien und Texte -- Band 12; Byzantinistische Studien und Texte -- Bd. 12.
Publisher: Lit
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Zürich
Language: grc
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9783643909954; 9783643959959
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Greek Hymns; Christian saints; Poetry; Early works to 1800; History and criticism; Texts; Liturgy; Liturgics; Orthodox Eastern Church
Other titles: Joseph the Hymnographer, Kanones on saints according to the eight modes; Kanones on saints according to the eight modes
Description: "Joseph the Hymnographer (c. AD 816-886) belonged to the Constantinopolitan intellectual élite and was a prominent teacher. His liturgical poetic oeuvre comprises different subgenres. However, he is best known for his kanones. A kanon is a long hymn penned in one of the eight Byzantine modes and sung during the early morning office (Orthros). The present critical edition aims to determine the original text of groups consisting of eight kanones each and dedicated to prominent saints [Saint Thomas, Saint Demetrius, Saint Michael Archangel, Saint Stephen, Saint John Chrysostom, Forty Martys of Sebaste, Saint Christopher, Saint Panteleon]. Within each group, Joseph composed one kanon per mode."--
Notes: Originally presented as the editor's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Münster, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hymns in Greek; critical matter in English.
Table of contents: title: A. Text; title: Saint Thomas; title: Saint Demetrius; title: Saint Michaeal Archangel; title: Saint Stephen; title: Saint John Chrysostom; title: Forty Martyrs of Sebaste; title: Saint Christopher; title: Saint Pantaleon; title: B. Explanatory notes; title: C. Indices.