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Venantius Fortunatus: Vita Sancti MartiniPrologue and Books I–II

Venantius Fortunatus: Vita Sancti MartiniPrologue and Books I–II

Buch | Softcover
588 Seiten
2024
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-44429-3 (ISBN)
CHF 87,25 inkl. MwSt
A critical edition of part of Venantius Fortunatus' Vita Sancti Martini, which paraphrases in epic verse Sulpicius Severus' famous prose hagiography of St Martin and represents one of the last flowerings of a recognisably classical Latin tradition. Deals extensively with matters of exegesis, textual criticism, language, metre and much else.
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.

N. M. Kay is an independent scholar living and working in London. He has published three previous editions with commentary of Latin works: Martial XI (1985), Ausonius: Epigrams (2001), and Epigrams from the Anthologia Latina (2013).

Introduction; Sigla; Text and translation; Commentary; Appendices.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
Übersetzer N. M. Kay
Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 721 g
Themenwelt Religion / Theologie Christentum Kirchengeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-108-44429-6 / 1108444296
ISBN-13 978-1-108-44429-3 / 9781108444293
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