Gregory of Nazianzus
Subtitle: Autobiographical Poems (Cambridge Medieval Classics)
Contributors: Carolinne White (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 6, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9780521020916
Subjects: Poetry texts & anthologies; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Europe; European - General; Gregory, --of Nazianzus, Saint--Translations; Gregory,--of Nazianzus, Saint--Translations into English; Literary Criticism & Collections / European; Christian biography; Poetry
First sentence: Seeing many people in this present age writing words without measure which flow forth easily, and expending a great deal of time on their efforts for which no reward awaits - or only empty chatter: anyway, seeing them writing all too arrogantly and realising that all of it is full of worthless matter like the sand of the seas or swarms of Egyptian flies.