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Early Christian Latin poets / Carolinne White.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- White, Carolinne.
- Series:
- Early church fathers.
- The early church fathers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
- Christian poetry, Latin.
- Christianity and literature--Rome.
- Christianity and literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Christian Latin poetry from the fourth to sixth centuries was hugely influential on English and French medieval literature. In this, the first substantial overview of this poetry, Carolinne White sets the works in their literary and historical context, including translations of over thirty poems and excerpts, many never translated into English before.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of abbreviations; Preface; Background to the texts; LACTANTIUS; JUVENCUS; PROBA; DAMASUS; AMBROSE; AUGUSTINE; PAULINUS OF NOLA; ENDELECHIUS; PRUDENTIUS; CYPRIAN THE POET; SEDULIUS; PROSPER OF AQUITAINE; CLAUDIUS MARIUS VICTORIUS; PAULINUS OF PELLA; DE LIGNO CRUCIS; ORIENTIUS; DRACONTIUS; AVITUS; ARATOR; VENANTIUS FORTUNATUS; Glossary of metrical terms; Notes; Select bibliography; Index of names and subjects; Index of Biblical references; Index of literary works
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-66069-3
- 1-134-66070-7
- 1-282-77796-3
- 9786612777967
- 0-203-18423-8
- 9780203184233
- OCLC:
- 51013651
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