{"product_id":"christian-novels-from-the-menologion-symeon-metaphrastes-9780674975064","title":"Christian Novels from the Menologion of Symeon Metaphrastes","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreated in the tenth century, most likely as an imperial commission, the \u003ci\u003eMenologion\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of rewritings of saints' lives originally intended to be read at services for Christian feast days. Yet Symeon Metaphrastes's stories also abound in transgression and violence, punishment and redemption, love and miracles. They resemble Greek novels of the first centuries of the Common Era, highlighting intense emotions and focusing on desire, both sacred and profane. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSymeon Metaphrastes was celebrated for rescuing martyrdom accounts and saints' biographies that otherwise may have been lost. His\u003ci\u003e Menologion\u003c\/i\u003e, among the most important Byzantine works, represents the culmination of a well-established tradition of Greek Christian storytelling. A landmark of Byzantine religious and literary culture, the \u003ci\u003eMenologion\u003c\/i\u003e was revered for centuries--copied in hundreds of manuscripts, recited publicly, and adapted into other medieval languages. This edition presents the first English translation of six Christian novels excerpted from Symeon's text, all of them featuring women who defy social expectations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Symeon Metaphrastes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674975065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674975064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Symeon Metaphrastes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46401716748543,"sku":"9780674975064","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_053de88f-bf60-4f3e-b41e-c7003bf542d4.jpg?v=1733888460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/christian-novels-from-the-menologion-symeon-metaphrastes-9780674975064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}