The Poetry of Alcuin of York: A Translation with Introduction and Commentary

by Joseph Pucci

This volume offers for the first time in any language a translation of the poetic corpus of Alcuin of York (c. 735-804), numbering some 339 individual pieces and nearly 7,000 lines.

An introduction touches on Alcuin's life, his writings (including doubtful works and pseudepigrapha), his Latinity, his place in the Latin literary tradition, and the manuscripts, textual history, and editions of his poetry. The translations follow D mmler's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367342138
• ISBN13: 9780367342135
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"