Encomium to the Monastic Life: An Unedited Poem of Alexios Makrembolites

Encomium to the Monastic Life: An Unedited Poem of Alexios Makrembolites

This article presents the first critical edition of a metrical Encomium to the monastic life written by the fourteenth-century Byzantine author Alexios Makrembolites. The text is preserved in only one manuscript (Hierosolymitanus Sabbaiticus gr. 417). Makrembolites, after referring to the constant r...

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Main Author: Dimitrios Nikou
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Language:deu
Published: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2016-06-01
Series:Παρεκβολαί
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Alexios Makrembolites, Patrikiotes, Monastic Life, cod.Hierosolymitanus Sabbaiticus gr. 417
Online Access:http://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/parekbolai/article/view/5087
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spelling doaj-567b297ff5784895a962f9f51b9a6c5f2021-08-02T03:35:28ZdeuAristotle University of ThessalonikiΠαρεκβολαί2241-02282016-06-016043564566Encomium to the Monastic Life: An Unedited Poem of Alexios MakrembolitesDimitrios NikouThis article presents the first critical edition of a metrical Encomium to the monastic life written by the fourteenth-century Byzantine author Alexios Makrembolites. The text is preserved in only one manuscript (Hierosolymitanus Sabbaiticus gr. 417). Makrembolites, after referring to the constant rejuvenation of the nature, wonders why people are drawn towards material goods and not to spiritual ones, distancing themselves from the immortality offered by a life close to God. After apologizing for his sinful life, he praises monastic life which he believes he should follow in order to bring an end to all his pains.http://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/parekbolai/article/view/5087Alexios Makrembolites, Patrikiotes, Monastic Life, cod.Hierosolymitanus Sabbaiticus gr. 417
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Encomium to the Monastic Life: An Unedited Poem of Alexios Makrembolites
Παρεκβολαί
Alexios Makrembolites, Patrikiotes, Monastic Life, cod.Hierosolymitanus Sabbaiticus gr. 417
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title Encomium to the Monastic Life: An Unedited Poem of Alexios Makrembolites
title_short Encomium to the Monastic Life: An Unedited Poem of Alexios Makrembolites
title_full Encomium to the Monastic Life: An Unedited Poem of Alexios Makrembolites
title_fullStr Encomium to the Monastic Life: An Unedited Poem of Alexios Makrembolites
title_full_unstemmed Encomium to the Monastic Life: An Unedited Poem of Alexios Makrembolites
title_sort encomium to the monastic life: an unedited poem of alexios makrembolites
publisher Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
series Παρεκβολαί
issn 2241-0228
publishDate 2016-06-01
description This article presents the first critical edition of a metrical Encomium to the monastic life written by the fourteenth-century Byzantine author Alexios Makrembolites. The text is preserved in only one manuscript (Hierosolymitanus Sabbaiticus gr. 417). Makrembolites, after referring to the constant rejuvenation of the nature, wonders why people are drawn towards material goods and not to spiritual ones, distancing themselves from the immortality offered by a life close to God. After apologizing for his sinful life, he praises monastic life which he believes he should follow in order to bring an end to all his pains.
topic Alexios Makrembolites, Patrikiotes, Monastic Life, cod.Hierosolymitanus Sabbaiticus gr. 417
url http://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/parekbolai/article/view/5087
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