Poems to Friends

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Venantius Fortunatus
• Assisted by: Joseph Pucci (Editor), Joseph Pucci (Translation)
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781603841863
• ISBN: 978-1-60384-186-3
• No. of pages: 204
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 216 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 248 g
• Illustrations: Illustrations
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry