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Chapter 3 - Romanos the Melodist

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2020

Andrew Mellas
Andrew Mellas
Affiliation:
St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, NSW
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This chapter examines the compunctious hymns of Romanos the Melodist. It explores the genre of his compositions (kontakion) and their liturgical context, reimagining the performance of his hymns during the Lenten period. It does so according to three themes: compunction and repentance; biblical exemplars of compunction; and compunction in the face of eschatological judgment. By framing the approach of this chapter with these three themes, the most relevant elements of compunction in Romanos’ oeuvre are examined. The chapter shows how Romanos’ kontakia, by retelling and amplifying the sacred stories that defined the Byzantines, sought to frame and shape an emotional and liturgical community in Constantinople.

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Romanos the Melodistkontakionpannychisrepentanceeschatoneschatologyhymnodycompunction
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Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium
Compunction and Hymnody
 , pp. 71 - 112
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Romanos the Melodist
  • Andrew Mellas
  • Book: Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium
  • Online publication: 04 July 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108767361.003
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  • Romanos the Melodist
  • Andrew Mellas
  • Book: Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium
  • Online publication: 04 July 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108767361.003
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  • Romanos the Melodist
  • Andrew Mellas
  • Book: Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium
  • Online publication: 04 July 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108767361.003
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