Latin Literature of the Fourth Century (Routledge Revivals)

Latin Literature of the Fourth Century (Routledge Revivals)
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9781317808589
ISBN-13 : 1317808584
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Book Synopsis Latin Literature of the Fourth Century (Routledge Revivals) by : J. W. Binns

Download or read book Latin Literature of the Fourth Century (Routledge Revivals) written by J. W. Binns and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 tutor to Gratian; Claudian, the last major ‘classical’ poet; Prudentius, and Paulinus of Nola, two of the founders of Christian Latin poetry; Symmachus, the letter writer and supporter of die-hard paganism; and St. Augustine, whose influence on Christian thought and the Middle Ages is incalculable. These essays consider how such writers responded to a world where vitality was ebbing from the old forms of political life, religion and literature, giving way to new institutions, modes of life and horizons of reflection.


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