UID:
almahu_9949481188002882
Umfang:
1 online resource (292 p.)
ISBN:
9781802700343
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9783110767094
Serie:
CARMEN monographs and studies
Inhalt:
This book explores how one early medieval poet survived and thrived amidst the political turbulence of sixth century Gaul-with a little help from his friends. Born in northern Italy, Venantius Fortunatus made his career writing for and about members of the Merovingian elite. Although he is no longer dismissed as an opportunistic poetaster who wrote undistinguished flattery for undeserving kings and aristocrats, his work remains unduly neglected. This book reframes Fortunatus as a writer uniquely suited to his times, a professional poet who addressed his contemporaries' needs and wishes for the prestige and sophistication of Classical culture. His poems and letters enabled his aristocratic patrons to situate themselves in networks, which they made and maintained in order to navigate a post-imperial but not post-Roman world. It makes an important contribution to our understanding of friendship in the Middle Ages and offers a fresh look at the Frankish kingdoms of Merovingian Gaul.
Anmerkung:
Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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Acknowledgements --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. The Friendly Patron and His Client --
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Chapter 2. Episcopal and Lay Building Projects --
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Chapter 3. Friendships with Merovingian Women --
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Chapter 4. Writing for Royalty --
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Chapter 5. Literary Friendships and Elite Identity --
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Conclusion --
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Select Bibliography --
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Index of Poems Cited --
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General Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110767094
In:
DG Plus PP Package 2022 Part 2, De Gruyter, 9783110767001
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993899
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994810
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE History 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110992960
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE History 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110992939
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1515/9781802700343
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781802700343?locatt=mode:legacy
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781802700343
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