Early Christian Latin Poets (the Early Church Fathers)

Copyright ? 2000. Routledge. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except fair uses permitted under U.S. or applicable copyright law. EARLY CHRISTIAN LATIN POETS This is the first substantial overview of the Golden Age of Christian Latin poetry, from the fourth to sixth centuries. The poets studied range from familiar names such as Ambrose, Augustine and Prudentius, to lesser-known figures such as Arator, Dracontius and Avitus. Their work was hugely influential on English and French medieval literature, but has often been disregarded by critics as a pale imitation of the great names of the classical past. Carolinne White's illuminating study sets the works in their liter­ ary and historical context, and shows how these poets were motivated by a desire to convey the truth of the Christian message. Questions of form and content, continuity with classical culture, theological issues and contemporary heresies are all explored, prior to clear, sensitive translations of over thirty poems and excerpts, many of which have never before been translated into English. This useful volume fully conveys the true importance of the early Christian Latin poets, and makes their work accessible to a wider audience than ever before. Carolinne White is a tutor in medieval Latin, and a lexicographer on the Medieval Latin Dictionary at the University of Oxford. Her previ­ ous publications include Early Christian Lives ( 1 998). White, Carolinne. Early Christian Latin Poets. Florence, KY, USA: Routledge, 2000. p 2. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/abemarketingtrials/Doc?id=5002121&ppg=2 Copyright ? 2000. Routledge. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except fair uses permitted under U.S. or applicable copyright law. THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS Edited by Carol Harrison University of Durham The Greek and Latin Fathers of the Church are central to the creation of Christian doctrine, yet often unapproachable because of the sheer volume of their writings and the relative paucity of accessible trans­ lations. This series makes available translations of key selected texts by the major Fathers to all students of the early Church. Already published: MAXIM US THE CONFESSOR Andrew Louth I RENAEUS OF LYONS Robert M. Grant AMBROSE Boni/ace Ramsey, OP ORIGEN ]oseph W Trigg GREGORY OF NYSSA Anthony Meredith, S] JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Wendy Mayer and Pauline Alien CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA Norman Russell CYRIL OF JE RUSALEM Edward Yarnold, S] White, Carolinne. Early Christian Latin Poets. Florence, KY, USA: Routledge, 2000. p 3. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/abemarketingtrials/Doc?id=5002121&ppg=3 Copyright ? 2000. Routledge. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except fair uses permitted under U.S. or applicable copyright law. EARLY CHRISTIAN LATIN POE TS Carolinne White London and New York White, Carolinne. Early Christian Latin Poets. Florence, KY, USA: Routledge, 2000. p 4. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/abemarketingtrials/Doc?id=5002121&ppg=4 Copyright ? 2000. Routledge. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except fair uses permitted under U.S.