The Paschal song and hymns / Sedulius ; translated with an introduction and notes by Carl P. E. Springer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sedulius, active 5th century, author.

Contributor:

Springer, Carl P. E., translator, author of introduction, etc.

Series:

Writings from the Greco-Roman world ; Number 35.

Writings from the Greco-Roman World ; Number 35

Society of Biblical Literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin poetry, Medieval and modern--Translations into English.

Latin poetry, Medieval and modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Paschal song and hymns

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, [Georgia] : Society of Biblical Literature, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first complete English translation of the poetic works of Sedulius, a Christian Latin poet of late antiquity whose biblical epic and hymns were enormously popular during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The introduction places the poet and his works into his historical and literary contexts, followed by the Latin text of Sedulius's poetic works with English translation on facing pages. Notes on linguistic and historical matters are designed to help the reader with little or no Latin and only some familiarity with Sedulius's classical and biblical sources. Appendices supply texts and translations of incidental related materials, including Sedulius's dedicatory letters; biographical notices, subscriptions, and laudatory poems associated with Sedulius's works in the manuscript tradition; and representative excerpts from Sedulius's own prose paraphrase of the Paschale Carmen. The volume includes a bibliography and index.

Contents:

Paschale carmen: Book 1 ; Book 2 ; Book 3 ; Book 4 ; Book 5

The hymns

Appendices: Sedulius's letters to Macedonius ; Excerpts from the Paschale opus ; Miscellaneous poems.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781589837447

1589837444

OCLC:

935242936

Publisher Number:

2027/heb32036 hdl