Isbn: 9780674060029 - satires. eupolemius (dumbarton oaks medieval library, band 9) (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Edited and translated by Jan M. Ziolkowski. Volume, measuring approximately 6" x 8.5", is bound in burgundy cloth, with gilt-lettered black compartments to spine and front cover. Book displays small stain at bottom of spine. Book is otherwise in fine condition. Dust jacket is like new. Dust jacket is preserved in mylar cover. xlix/398 pages. "Composed in Germany by a monastic poet steeped in classical lore and letters, the "Satires" of Amarcius (Sextus Amarcius Gallus Piosistratus) unrelentingly attack both secular vices and ecclesiastical abuses of the late eleventh century. The verses echo Horace and Prudentius, are laced with proverbs and polemic, and portray vividly aspects of contemporary life―the foppery of young nobles, the vainglory of the nouveaux riches, the fastidiousness of debauched gluttons. This is the first English translation of the "Satires." The "Eupolemius" is a late-eleventh-century Latin epic that recasts salvation history, from Lucifer s fall through Christ s resurrection. The poem fuses Greek and Hebrew components within a uniquely medieval framework. At once biblical, heroic, and allegorical, it complements the so-called Bible epics in Latin from late antiquity and the refashionings of biblical narrative in Old English verse. It emulates classical Latin epics by Virgil, Lucan, and Statius and responds creatively to the foundational personification allegory by the Christian poet Prudentius. The poem was composed by an anonymous German monk, possibly the author who used the pseudonym Amarcius. Although it focuses on events of both the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, it is also rooted in its own momentous times.".…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

1st edition. 8vo. xlix + 398pp. In original cloth and beige d/w. lettered in white and black. Very good. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library 9. ISBN 9780674060029 US$22.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. The Satires of Amarcius unrelentingly attack both secular vices and ecclesiastical abuses of the late eleventh century. The Eupolemius is a late-eleventh-century Latin epic that recasts salvation history, from Lucifer's fall through Christ's resurrection, fusing Greek and Hebrew components within a uniquely medieval framework. Translator(s): Pepin, Ronald. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566. . 2011. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 330 pages. 8.00x5.40x1.30 inches. In Stock.