The humblest sparrow : the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus

The humblest sparrow : the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus / Michael Roberts.

"The Humblest Sparrow is a superbly illuminating study of one of the major Latin poets of late antiquity. Every chapter is marked by a thorough, accurate, and up to date knowledge of the historical and material setting of the Merovingian upper classes. As a deep treatment of Fortunatus' po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, Michael, 1947 September 16-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2009]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clementianus, > approximately 540-approximately 600 > Criticism and interpretation.
Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clementianus, > approximately 540-approximately 600
Christian poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Christianity and literature > Rome.
POETRY > Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Christian poetry, Latin
Christianity and literature
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of 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.

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