Poems to Friends |
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| Author:
| Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clementianus |
| Translator:
| Pucci, Joseph |
| Series title: | Hackett Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60384-187-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $83.00 |
Book Description:
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Owing to the rich storehouse of information they contain, the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus (c.535-600 C. E.) has long been mined as a historical source for Merovingian society, a focus that has tended to overshadow an appreciation of the poems' literary qualities. This volume, offering freeverse translations of Fortunatus' personal poetry, remains faithful to the historical sweep of the poet's lines while paying attention to the literary qualities that make these poems masterpieces...
More DescriptionOwing to the rich storehouse of information they contain, the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus (c.535-600 C. E.) has long been mined as a historical source for Merovingian society, a focus that has tended to overshadow an appreciation of the poems' literary qualities. This volume, offering freeverse translations of Fortunatus' personal poetry, remains faithful to the historical sweep of the poet's lines while paying attention to the literary qualities that make these poems masterpieces of their kind.