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The humblest sparrow : the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus / Michael Roberts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Michael, 1947 September 16-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
- Christian poetry, Latin.
- Christianity and literature--Rome.
- Christianity and literature.
- Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clementianus, approximately 540-approximately 600--Criticism and interpretation.
- Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clementianus.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (377 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A long-awaited study of the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus.
- Contents:
- Windows of order : the epitaph made new
- Strategies of praising : metaphors of eminence
- Strategies of praising : bishops and ceremonies
- Situating the saints, narrating the saints, imagining Martin
- To absent friends : verse correspondence and personal poetry.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-344) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-59757-4
- 9786612597572
- 0-472-02520-1
- OCLC:
- 643805566
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