The book by Olga Sedakova, a prominent poet, philologist and essayist, consists of a series of commentaries on Orthodox liturgical songs. Each of these comments is a kind of invitation to open the semantic space of the prayer tradition: the integrity of its symbolism, its "reasonable" imagery, its mosaic nature, its work with time and memory, with the order and sound of words in verse. In their sum, the comments are a wonderful introduction to the general poetics of hymnography, which preserves "a clear memory of a slightly greater integrity, of increased connectivity of everything with everything."
The first comments were published as they were written in the magazine "Neskuchny Sad" in 2013; in this edition they are expanded and revised. The book also includes reflections on saints. Alexei Agapov on the sound system of two holiday stykhyry.
The second part of the book consists of poetic translations of liturgical texts made by Olga Sedakova.
The book by Olga Sedakova, an outstanding poet, philologist and essayist, consists of a series of commentaries on Orthodox liturgical chants. Each of these comments is a kind of invitation to open the semantic space of the prayer tradition: the integrity of its symbolism, its "smart" imagery, its mosaic nature, its work with time and memory, with the order and sound of words in verse. In their sum, the comments turn out to be a wonderful introduction to the general poetics of hymnography, which preserves "a clear memory of some greater integrity, of the increased connection of everything with everything."
The first comments were published as they were written in the magazine "Neskuchny Sad" in 2013; in this edition they have been expanded and revised. The book also includes reflections of saints. Alexei Agapov on the sound system of two holiday stihir. The second part of the book consists of poetic translations of liturgical texts made by Olga Sedakova.