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Author Stevenson, Paul S

Title Stanzaic Syntax in the Madrashe of Ephrem the Syrian
Published Boston : Brill, 2015

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Series Monographs of the Peshitta Institute
Monographs of the Peshitta Institute
Contents Preface; List of Tables; Abbreviations and Symbols; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.0. General Introduction; 1.1. Background to This Study; 1.1.1. Ancient Writers; 1.1.2. Modern Writers; 1.2. The Approach of This Study; 1.2.1. The Discourse Perspective; 1.2.2. Scope of Analysis; 1.2.3. Method of Analysis; Chapter 2. Madrāšâ V; 2.1. Overview of Madrāšâ V; 2.1.1. The View of the Forest; 2.1.2. The View of Whole Trees; 2.2. Individual Stanzas of Madrāšâ V; 2.2.1. Stanza 1; 2.2.2. Stanza 2; 2.2.3. Stanza 3; 2.2.4. Stanza 4; 2.2.5. Stanza 5; 2.2.6. Stanza 6; 2.2.7. Stanza 7; 2.2.8. Stanza 8
2.2.9. Stanza 92.2.10. Stanza 10; 2.2.11. Stanza 11; 2.2.12. Stanza 12; 2.2.13. Stanza 13; 2.2.14. Stanza 14; 2.2.15. Stanza 15; Chapter 3. Madrāšâ VI; 3.1. Overview of Madrāšâ VI; 3.1.1. The View of the Forest; 3.1.2. The View of Whole Trees; 3.2.1. Stanza 1; 3.2.2. Stanza 2; 3.2.3. Stanza 3; 3.2.4. Stanza 4; 3.2.5. Stanza 5; 3.2.6. Stanza 6; 3.2.7. Stanza 7; 3.2.8. Stanza 8; 3.2.9. Stanza 9; 3.2.10. Stanza 10; 3.2.11. Stanza 11; 3.2.12. Stanza 12; 3.2.13. Stanza 13; 3.2.14. Stanza 14; 3.2.15. Stanza 15; 3.2.16. Stanza 16; 3.2.17. Stanza 17; 3.2.18. Stanza 18; 3.2.19. Stanza 19
3.2.20. Stanza 203.2.21. Stanza 21; 3.2.22. Stanza 22; 3.2.23. Stanza 23; 3.2.24. Stanza 24; 3.2.25. Stanza 25; Chapter 4. Summary and Conclusion; 4.1. Summary List of Structures Found; 4.2. Structures Found in Stanzas of madrāšâ V; 4.3. Structures Found in Stanzas of madrāšâ VI; 4.4. Patterns of Distribution of Syntactic Templates; 4.4.1. X + Y Groupings, Parallel Lines and Related Structures; 4.4.2. Enjambment; 4.4.3. Short Independent + Long Hypotactic Constructions; 4.4.4. Hypotactic Clauses in Relation to Independent Clauses; 4.4.5. Independent Clauses Only; 4.4.6. Chiasmus
4.4.7. Topics4.4.8. Vertical Patterns; 4.5. Conclusion; Appendix 1. Catalog of Syntactic Devices; Appendix 2. Concordance of Madrāšâ V on Paradise; Appendix 3. Concordance of Madrāšâ VI on Paradise; Bibliography; Index
Summary In Stanzaic Syntax in the Madrashe of Ephrem the Syrian , which focuses on madrāšê V and VI in the Paradise cycle, Paul S. Stevenson looks at Ephrem's poetic art from the point of view of a linguist. This study goes beyond the traditional levels of analysis, the clause and the sentence, and examines the structure of whole stanzas as units. The result is a surprisingly rich tapestry of syntactic patterning, which can justly be considered the key to Ephrem's prosody. The driving force behind Ephrem's poetry turns out not to be meter or sound play, but a variety of syntactic templates, which include even vertical patterning of constituents
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Ephraem, Syrus, Saint, 303-373 -- Language
Ephraem, Syrus, Saint, 303-373 -- Literary style
SUBJECT Ephraem, Syrus, Saint, 303-373 fast
Subject Syriac poetry.
Syriac language -- Style
Syriac language -- Syntax
LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
Language and languages
Literary style
Syriac language -- Syntax
Syriac poetry
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9004306307
9789004306301