Sidonius Apollinaris was an inhabitant of southern Roman Gaul in
the mid fifth century AD, when it was threatened by invasions from
beyond the boundaries of the Roman Empire and by competing
warlords. His many poetic works include three panegyrics to
emperors at the beginnings of their reigns; these are carefully
translated and annotated, and provided with comment and synopses.
His multiple shorter poems, in a variety of metres, are translated
into good and lively English and given separate introductions and
notes of various kinds, historical and literary. There is an
extensive and informative introduction to the whole work. This book
by Roger Green, a lifelong expert in Late Antiquity, gives a
firsthand account of the political strife and manoeuvring of the
times but also a vivid picture of the lives of
Sidonius’s like-minded friends in an almost post-Roman
episode of Rome’s existence. Sidonius was read widely in the
Middle Ages, with a golden age in the twelfth and thirteenth
centuries and also in the fifteenth century revival of Late Antique
literature. Today his poetry will awaken new study and interest,
without the archaism of many older translations and with a fresh
and updated approach to many issues.
General
| Imprint: |
Liverpool University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Translated Texts for Historians, 76 |
| Release date: |
February 2024 |
| Authors: |
Roger P.H. Green
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| Dimensions: |
210 x 147mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
314 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80085-997-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-80085-997-X |
| Barcode: |
9781800859975 |
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