Venantius Fortunatus : Personal and Political Poems Paperback / softback
Part of the Translated Texts for Historians series
Paperback / softback
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Venantius Fortunatus, writing in the latter half of the sixth century, was not only a major Latin poet, but also an important historical figure.
He travelled as a young man to seek patronage in the courts of Merovingian Gaul, writing both formal and informal poetry for three of the royal brothers, Sigibert, Charibert and Chilperic, and for many influential figures in ecclesiastical and secular life.
His poems paint a picture of a literary, not merely literate, culture, which complement’s Gregory’s canvas of bloodthirsty dynastic feuding.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Liverpool University Press
- Publication Date:01/04/1995
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- ISBN:9780853231790
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Liverpool University Press
- Publication Date:01/04/1995
- Category:
- ISBN:9780853231790
