Selections from the Poems of Paulinus of Nola by Alex Dressler PAPERBACK

Name: Selections from the Poems of Paulinus of Nola by Alex Dressler PAPERBACK
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This volume offers a broad introduction to one of the most exciting chapters of Late Antiquity through direct testimony from one of the last representatives of Roman Antiquity, Ausonius of Bordeaux, and his radical Christian prot\u00E9g\u00E9, the populist bishop and experimental poet Paulinus of Nola.\nThe first comprehensive volume in English dedicated to these works in over a century, this book also offers representative selections from Paulinus\u0092 vast poetic output, from the publicly performed poems that mark his contribution to the emerging cult of the saints to his experimental Christianization of a wide range of Classical genres. Preceded by a substantial introduction discussing the modern significance of these works and their original contexts, the translation is accompanied by running notes\n\nSelections from the Poems of Paulinus of Nola, including the Correspondence with Ausonius\nIntroduction, Translation, and Commentary\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand n;