Poems

by Venantius Honorius Fortunatus

The eleven books of poetry by Venantius Fortunatus include well-loved hymns, figure poems, epigrams on miracles, and elegies in the voices of abandoned or exiled women. The sixth-century poet began his career in northern Italy before moving to Gaul, where he wrote for the remainder of his life--praising kings and elites of the Merovingian dynasty and describing the natural scenery and society of his adopted homeland during the transition from late...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674974921
• ISBN13: 9780674974920
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 944 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 5.6" x 8.2"