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Analecta Gorgiana
Analecta Gorgiana is a collection of long essays and short monographs which are consistently cited by modern scholars but previously difficult to find because of their original appearance in obscure publications. Carefully selected by a team of scholars based on their relevance to modern scholarship, these essays can now be fully utilized by scholars and proudly owned by libraries.
On the Archaisms Noted by Servius in the Commentary to Vergil
By R. B. Steele
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 349
ISBN: 978-1-60724-603-9
Steele lists and discusses archaisms in Vergil's Aeneid that were used to reinforce the historical flavor of the epic.
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Shakespeare, Burlesqued by Two Fellow-Dramatists
By Henry Wood
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 351
ISBN: 978-1-60724-605-3
Henry Wood discusses contemporary parodies and commentaries upon the works of Shakespeare in other dramatic productions.
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The Dramatic Satura and the Old Comedy at Rome
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 344
ISBN: 978-1-60724-598-8
Hendrickson suggests that Roman drama was a cross-pollination of Greek comedy with Roman satire.
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William Dwight Whitney
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 345
ISBN: 978-1-60724-599-5
Thomas Seymour's tribute on the death of William Dwight Whitney is a contemporary biography of this great scholar of linguistics.
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On Recent Studies in Hindu Grammar
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 339
ISBN: 978-1-60724-593-3
William Dwight Whitney reviews the work of Bruno Liebich and R. Otto Franke, two scholars whose work was foundational to the codification of Sanskrit grammar and literature.
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On Adaptation of Suffixes in Congeneric Classes of Substantives
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 303
ISBN: 978-1-60724-565-0
Maurice Bloomfield was a great authority on Sanskrit literature and comparative linguistics, applies the principles of linguistics to rationalize certain irregular forms in a variety of languages.
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The Performance of Normativity
Mormons and the Construction of an American Masculinity
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1069
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0116-6
This paper examines the construction of masculinity among male members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and its underlying historical factors.
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From Music Archaeology to Historiography
Andean Music Archaeology and Musical Instruments, Singing and Dancing in Guaman Poma's Nuéva Crónica y Bien Gobierno
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1053
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0101-2
Hickmann describes a 17th century work by Guaman Poma chronicling the first period of the Conquista. Details from this book are comparable to archaeological finds of musical instruments that have since disappeared. The author provides illustrations of ancient Andean instruments.
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Syriac into Armenian
The Translations and their Translators
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1091
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0139-5
This article describes the historical development of Armenian translations of Syriac literature from the 5th century, Intervening- and Clinician Periods. Significant works and figures are highlighted.
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The Syriac Presence in the Armenian Translation of the Bible, with Special Reference to the Book of
By Claude Cox
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1093
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0141-8
Syriac and Armenian Christians interacted regionally and theologically. This paper investigates whether it is thus a viable proposition to deduce Syriac readings from Armenian biblical translations. Cox concludes on a case-basis because extensive use of a similar source text remains questionable.
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A Study in Syriac Historiographical Tradition
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1040
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0088-6
Syriac tradition remembers sixth century Byzantine emperor Justinian I as the harsh persecutor of the faithful, while his wife Theodora is revered as the “believing queen”, champion and protectress of the dissenting non-Chalcedonian church.
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The Essential Lightness of Being
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1041
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0089-3
This is a preliminary study of aspects of the spiritual development of Hindiyya ‘Ajaymi, a Syro-Lebanese religious woman who lived from 1727–98. Highlights include her mystical experiences as well as later compositions for her religious community.
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Inscriptions Syriaques de Salamas, en Perse
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1042
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0090-9
This publication presents the transcription and translation of eight Syriac inscriptions from the Persian region of Salamas found in ancient cemeteries and church buildings. The inscriptions are accompanied by brief commentary and helpful introduction.
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The Syriac Orthodox Celebration of the Eucharist in Light of Jacob of Serugh’s Mimro 95
By Amir Harrak
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1046
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0094-7
Jacob of Serugh's “Mimro 95” details the significance of the Eucharist and spiritual benefit for participants. Harrak divides verses of this commentary in order to relate stages of liturgy within the Pre-Anaphoric and Anaphoric services of 6th century Syriac worship.
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The Armenian Life of Marutha of Maipherkat
Translation and Introduction by Ralph Marcus
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 937
ISBN: 978-1-61143-831-4
This work retells the life of the Bishop Marutha of Maipherkat, or Martyropolis, as translated from the Armenian text.
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Jacob of Serugh
A Select Bibliographical Guide
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 1051
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0099-2
Brock provides an indispensable bibliographic resource for Jacob of Serugh scholarship. This guide lists Jacob's mimre by biblical passage and liturgical events, uplifted saints and topics, other works including prose and letters, and recommended secondary sources for further study.
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The Scope and Contents of Chingis Khan's Yasa
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 986
ISBN: 978-1-61143-923-6
Genghis Khan's law code, the Yasa, survives in fragments. This article lists the known provisions, from Berhebraeus, Juwaini, and Arab sources; Vernadsky considers it a supplement to Mongol custom for the multinational Empire.
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The Extremity of the Romans, and Praise before the Holy Mysteries
Syriac Texts and Translations
Edited and Translated by Isaac H. Hall
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 876
ISBN: 978-1-61143-442-2
These are two unique Syriac texts from the same manuscript.
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Hints on Colonization and Abolition
With reference to the black race
By Anonymous
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 806
ISBN: 978-1-61143-184-1
The author attacks American slavery but disputes the call to instant abolition and race-mixing. He advocates the American Colonization Society’s “back-to-Africa” approach as well as a slow, political approach to ending slavery in America.
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An Apology for Conforming to the Protestant Episcopal Church
Contained in a series of Letters addressed to the Reverend Benjamin T. Onderdonk, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of New York. By Thomas S. Brittan.
By Anonymous
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 808
ISBN: 978-1-61143-186-5
The article reviews a text by a convert from Presbyterianism to the Protestant Episcopal Church. The reviewer is critical of much of the evidence the author uses and declares the book to be poor in quality and unoriginal.
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Quakerism not Christianity
Or Reasons for renouncing the doctrine of Friends. In three parts. By Samuel Hanson Cox, D.D., Pastor of the Laight Street Presbyterian Church; and for twenty years a member of the Society of Friends. Pp. 686.
By Anonymous
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 810
ISBN: 978-1-61143-188-9
The article reviews a book which is highly critical of Quakerism. The reviewer relates a brief history of Quakerism and proceeds to challenge Quaker doctrines. Quakerism is described as an incorrect form of Christianity.
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The Racovian Catechism
By Anonymous
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 803
ISBN: 978-1-61143-181-0
The author provides the biography of Socianism founder Faustus Socinus. The article provides a partial translation of his posthumously compiled “Racovian Catechism” from the original Polish with the intention of revealing information about Socianism.
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The Constitutional Development of the Western Han Dynasty
By Telly Koo
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 769
ISBN: 978-1-61143-147-6
The Western Han dynasty was one of the most successful period in Chinese history. They drastically transformed the government from the ways of the Chou monarchs, which was the basis for subsequent dynasties.
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A Short Narrative of the Extraordinary Work of Grace at Cambuslang in Scotland; in a Letter to a Fri
With Proper Attestations. Reprinted from the Edition of 1742
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 779
ISBN: 978-1-61143-157-5
This article introduces and reprints a letter relating the extraordinary conversion of a large number of sinners in Cambuslang, Scotland. Following are a series of attestations to the truth of the account by various Scottish ministers.
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The Life of the Rev. Rowland Hill, A. M.
By the Rev. Edwin Sidney, A. M. London, (printed.) New York, (reprinted,) 1834. 12mo.
By Anonymous
Series: Analecta Gorgiana 785
ISBN: 978-1-61143-163-6
The review reviews the life of Rev. Rowland Hill based on his published biography. Included is the minutia of his preaching career. Though a review, the article comments little on the text, more or less paraphrasing it.
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