The Humblest Sparrow : The Poetry of Venantius Fortunatus, Hardback Book

The Humblest Sparrow : The Poetry of Venantius Fortunatus Hardback

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This is a long-awaited study of the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus.

In ""The Humblest Sparrow"", Michael Roberts illuminates the poetry of the sixth-century bishop and poet Venantius Fortunatus.

Often regarded as an important transitional figure, Fortunatus wrote poetry that is seen to bridge the late classical and earlier medieval periods.

Written in Latin, his poems combined the influences of classical Latin poets with a medieval tone, giving him a special place in literary history.

Yet while interest has been growing in the early Merovingian period, and while the writing of Fortunatus' patron Gregory of Tours has been well studied, Fortunatus himself has often been neglected.

This neglect is remedied by this in-depth study, which will appeal to scholars of late antique, early Christian, and medieval Latin poetry.

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