1st Edition

Latin Literature of the Fourth Century (Routledge Revivals)

By J. Binns Copyright 1974
202 Pages
by Routledge

201 Pages
by Routledge

201 Pages
by Routledge

This volume, offering an insight into the literary world of Rome in the fourth century AD, reflects an increased interest in the writers of the 150 years before the collapse of the Western Empire, who have long been over-shadowed by the pre-eminence accorded since the eighteenth century to the Golden and Silver ages. Among the writers examined are Ausonius, the poet, Imperial official and... Read more

Introduction J.W. Binns; Abbreviations; 1. Paganism, Christianity and the Latin Classics in the Fourth Century R.A. Markus 2. Decimus Magnus Ausonius: The Poet and His World Harold Isbell 3. The Letters of Symmachus J.F. Matthews 4. The Two Worlds of Paulinus of Nola W.H.C. Frend 5. Claudian Alan Cameron 6. Prudentius Valerie Edden; Subject Index; Name Index

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Binns, J.