26%OFF
Poems to Friends
Venantius Fortunatus
€ 23.99
€ 17.86
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Poems to Friends
Paperback. Owing to the rich storehouse of information it contains, the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus (c 535-600) has long been mined as a historical source for Merovingian society, a focus that overshadows an appreciation of the poems' literary value. This title offers free-verse translations of Fortunatus' personal poetry. Editor(s): Pucci, Joseph. Translator(s): Pucci, Joseph. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
Owing to the rich storehouse of information it contains, the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus (c. 535--600) has long been mined as a historical source for Merovingian society, a focus that overshadows an appreciation of the poems' literary value. This volume, offering free-verse 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. The volume includes an overview of late antique Gaul, Fortunatus' biography, interpretations of the poems, prosopographical introductions, maps, bibliography, and indices.
Owing to the rich storehouse of information it contains, the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus (c. 535--600) has long been mined as a historical source for Merovingian society, a focus that overshadows an appreciation of the poems' literary value. This volume, offering free-verse 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. The volume includes an overview of late antique Gaul, Fortunatus' biography, interpretations of the poems, prosopographical introductions, maps, bibliography, and indices.
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
155
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
248g
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9781603841863
SKU
V9781603841863
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-12
About Venantius Fortunatus
Joseph Pucci is Associate Professor of Classics and in the Program in Medieval Studies and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Brown University.
Reviews for Poems to Friends
A fugitive handprint in a bowl of cream, a bird tangled in the grapevines of a mural, holy women who clap their voices into prayers
this is a world of unexpected beauty, and Pucci as a translator deserves our respect and praise for having clapped these poems into songs.
Joel C. Relihan, Wheaton College, Norton, MA Owing to the rich storehouse ... Read more
this is a world of unexpected beauty, and Pucci as a translator deserves our respect and praise for having clapped these poems into songs.
Joel C. Relihan, Wheaton College, Norton, MA Owing to the rich storehouse ... Read more