{"product_id":"the-virgin-in-song-9780812249071","title":"The Virgin in Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The Virgin in Song, Thomas Arentzen explores the characterization of Mary in the songs of Romanos the Melodist, one of the greatest liturgical poets of Byzantium. Romanos's hymns shaped a figure, Arentzen argues, who related intimately to her flock in a formative period of Christian orthodoxy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Few interpreters demonstrate such refined poetic sensibilities as Thomas Arentzen does in his reading of Romanos's songs. His engaging-at times, daring-analysis exposes the paradox of portraying Mary as both an erotic virgin and an exemplar for connecting to Christ.\" * Georgia A. Frank, Colgate University *","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405729931607,"sku":"9780812249071","price":49.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812249071.jpg?v=1730493424","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-virgin-in-song-9780812249071","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}