Umfang:
VIII, 580 Seiten
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1 Diagramm
ISBN:
9781108425841
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9781108444293
Serie:
Cambridge classical texts and commentaries 59
Originaltitel:
Vita Sancti Martini
Inhalt:
This volume provides a new critical text of the Prologue and the first two books of Venantius Fortunatus' Vita Sancti Martini, a work, written in the latter half of the sixth century, which paraphrases in epic verse the famous prose hagiography of St Martin by Sulpicius Severus. This edition offers the first English translation of and the first full commentary on that part of Venantius' poem. Venantius was one of the last writers in a recognisably classical Latin tradition and his Vita affords a fascinating insight into the language and literary culture of his time. It is, however, a deceptively allusive and difficult poem, and the introduction and commentary of this book deal extensively with matters of exegesis, textual criticism, language, metre and much else. It will be valuable for students of the literature and culture of late Latin antiquity, and for those interested in early Christianity and hagiography
Anmerkung:
Appendixes include Latin text of portions of Sulpicius Severus's Vita Sancti Martini and Paulinus of Périgeux' Vita Sancti Martini, I-III
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Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 562-572
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Parallel Latin text and English translation
Weitere Ausg.:
10.1017/9781108654258
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781108654258
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Venantius Fortunatus: Vita sancti Martini : prologue and books i-ii New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020
Sprache:
Latein
Fachgebiete:
Altertumswissenschaften
Schlagwort(e):
Venantius Fortunatus 530-600 Vita Sancti Martini
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Martin Tours, Bischof, Heiliger 316-397
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