Poetry of Alcuin of York - A Translation With Introduction and Commentary

This volume offers for the first time a translation of the poetic corpus of Alcuin of York (c. 735-804), with detailed translations, a thorough introduction, and appendices outlining avenues for future research. A stimulating resource for those working on later Latin poetry and medieval history.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Maps; 3. The Poems; 5. Appendices.

About the author

Joseph Pucci, Professor of Classics and of Medieval Cultures at Brown University, studies later and medieval Latin languages and literatures. He has published over seventy articles, chapters, and reviews, and, among other books, is the author of The Full-Knowing Reader (1998); Augustine's Virgilian Retreat (2014); and The Classics Renewed (with S. McGill, 2016).

Product details

• Authors: Joseph (Brown University Pucci, Pucci Joseph
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032557304
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3255730-4
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Routledge Later Latin Poetry
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Poetry, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Classical texts, Medieval History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, History and Archaeology, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Byzantine Empire, Ancient, classical and medieval texts