Description
This book by Roger Green, a lifelong expert in Late Antiquity, gives a firsthand account of the political strife and manoeuvring of the times but also a vivid picture of the lives of Sidonius's like-minded friends in an almost post-Roman episode of Rome's existence. Sidonius was read widely in the Middle Ages, with a golden age in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and also in the fifteenth century revival of Late Antique literature. Today his poetry will awaken new study and interest, without the archaism of many older translations and with a fresh and updated approach to many issues.
About the Author
Roger Green is Research Professor in Classics, University of Glasgow. He was Professor of Humanity in the Department of Classics, University of Glasgow from 1996 until his retirement in 2008. He is the author of several books including Latin Epics of the New Testament (OUP 2006); Augustine De Doctrina Christiana (OUP 1995) and The Works of Ausonius, edited with Introduction and Commentary (OUP 1991).
Book Information
ISBN 9781800859975
Author Roger P. H. Green
Format Paperback
Page Count 314
Imprint Liverpool University Press
Publisher Liverpool University Press