Abstract
This paper aims to consider, through the historical-comparative methodology of the history of religions, integrated with some instruments and suggestions issued from a discursive analysis of the texts, the relation between poetry and silence in Gregory of Nazianzus. We investigate how, according to this author, the silence sets off the beauty of the verses as reflection of the divine Beautiful. In particular, we analyze the interpretation Gregory proposes of some famous passages of Odyssey, reading Odysseus as symbol of the poetic word.
| Translated title of the contribution | Poetic word and silence in Gregory of Nazianzus: historical-religious considerations on some reinterpretations of Odysseus |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Title of host publication | Silenzio e parola nella patristica. XXXIX Incontro di Studiosi dell'Antichità Cristiana (Roma, 6-8 maggio 2010) |
| Publisher | Institum Patristicum Augustinianum |
| Pages | 419-430 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-88-7961-102-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Gregorio di Nazianzo
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