Poems to Friends (Hackett Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1603841865 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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chp said In them he expresses a love for his friends that just seems to transcend what. The author has made it quite clear why he chose these poems alone for this volume & I think it's an interesting & well presented idea. Fortunatus wrote volumes of poems & I just wanted a sample of his work. These are very personal, spontaneous works. In them he expresses a love for his fr
--Joel C. Relihan, Wheaton College, Norton, MA. A fugitive handprint in a bowl of cream, a bird tangled in the grapevines of a mural, holy women who clap their voices into prayers--this is a world of unexpected beauty, and Pucci as a translator deserves our respect and praise for having clapped these poems into songs
535–600) has long been mined as a historical source for Merovingian society, a focus that overshadows an appreciation of the poems' literary value. This volume, offering free-verse translations of Fortunatus' personal poetry, remains faithful to the historical sweep of the poet’s lines while paying attention to the literary qualities that make these poems masterpieces of their kind.The volume includes an overview of late antique Gaul, Fortunatus’ biography, interpretations of the poems, prosopographical introductions,