The poet as preacher : St. Ephrem the Syrian's hymn De Virginitate XXXI as a coherent, aesthetic, and persuasive poetic discourse

Botha, Philippus Jacobus

dc.contributor.author	Botha, Philippus Jacobus
dc.date.accessioned	2009-04-03T12:51:59Z
dc.date.available	2009-04-03T12:51:59Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.description.abstract	This article consists of a translation and poetic analysis of Ephrem the Syrian's teaching song On Virginity 31. The Syriac text and an English translation are provided and short notes are given on the structure of the hymn. Its rhetorical and persuasive qualities are subsequently investigated with the aim of substantiating the claim that the hymn's rhetorical features such as polarities, metaphors, analogies, parallels, antitheses, allusions to scripture, and direct appeals on the audience must have had a great impact and an enduring effect on Syriac Christianity.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Botha, PJ 2008, 'The poet as preacher : St. Ephrem the Syrian's hymn De Virginitate XXXI as a coherent, aesthetic, and persuasive poetic discourse', Acta Patristica et Byzantina, vol. 19, pp. 44-72. [http://journals.sabinet.co.za/ej/ejour_patris.html]	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1022-6486
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/9456
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Department of Ancient Languages, University of Pretoria	en_US
dc.rights	Department of Ancient Languages, University of Pretoria	en_US
dc.subject	St. Ephrem	en_US
dc.subject	Syrian's hymn	en_US
dc.subject	De Virginitate XXXI	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Syriac poetry -- History and criticism	en
dc.title	The poet as preacher : St. Ephrem the Syrian's hymn De Virginitate XXXI as a coherent, aesthetic, and persuasive poetic discourse	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US