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Venantius Fortunatus, a master of the short praise poem and a canonical Christian Latin poet, wrote eleven volumes of hymns, epigrams, elegies, and other religious and epistolary verses addressed to kings, bishops, and abbesses. This volume presents for the first time in English translation all of his poetry, apart from a single long saint’s life.

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This nearly faultless edition and translation of Fortunatus by Roberts will doubtless stand the test of time, bringing on a new wave of interest in the poet. -- Raymond J. Cormier * Mediaevistik *

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      Publisher Harvard University Press
      Published 30 June 2017
      ISBN-13 9780674974920
      978-0674974920
      ISBN-10 0674974921
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      Religion Christianity

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Venantius Fortunatus, a master of the short praise poem and a canonical Christian Latin poet, wrote eleven volumes of hymns, epigrams, elegies, and other religious and epistolary verses addressed to kings, bishops, and abbesses. This volume presents for the first time in English translation all of his poetry, apart from a single long saint’s life.

      Trade Review

      This nearly faultless edition and translation of Fortunatus by Roberts will doubtless stand the test of time, bringing on a new wave of interest in the poet. -- Raymond J. Cormier * Mediaevistik *

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