<p><strong>'This volume removes any excuse for remaining ignorant, for in its selection of poets, its succinct introductions, translucent translation, and helpful notes, it provides an invaluable guided tour in the hands of one of the leading experts in the field.'</strong> - <em>David Taylor, Reviews in Religion and Theology</em></p>

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.
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This overview of Christian Latin poetry from the fourth to sixth centuries sets the works in their literary and historical context. It includes translations of over thirty poems and excerpts, many never translated into English before.
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List of abbreviations, Preface, Part 1 Introduction, Part 2 Translations, Glossary of metrical terms, Notes, Select bibliography, Index of names and subjects, Index of Biblical references, Index of literary works
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ISBN
9780415187824
Publisert
2000-09-21
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
385 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
208

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Biographical note

Carolinne White is a tutor in medieval Latin, and a lexicographer on the Medieval Latin Dictionary at the University of Oxford. Her previous publications include Early Christian Lives (1998).