The Latin Verse of Martin Luther : Texts, Translations and Commentary

Name: The Latin Verse of Martin Luther : Texts, Translations and Commentary
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Latin Verse of Martin LutherTexts, Translations and Commentary\nAuthor(s): Carl P. E. Springer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350261501, 978-1350261501\nSynopsis\nMartin Luther wrote a number of Latin poems, mostly using traditional classical metres, over the course of his career. He used them to praise friends, insult adversaries and express his faith in times of distress. Up until now, Luthers Neo-Latin poetry has largely fallen through the disciplinary cracks. Literary scholars have traditionally paid more attention to the Latin verse of more celebrated humanist poets such as Petrarch. Students of the Reformation have concentrated far more often on Luthers prose and his famous German hymns than on his Latin poems. Even scholars who are familiar with Luthers Neo-Latin poetry have dismissed it as of only marginal significance.\n\n As this book demonstrates, Luthers Latin verses are valuable cul.