A History of Medieval Latin Literature

1950 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Harry E. Wedeck ◽  
Jean Chapman Snow
Keyword(s):  
Latin Literature ◽  
Medieval Latin ◽  
History Of

A History of Medieval Latin Literature. Maurice Hélin

Speculum ◽  
1951 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 711-713
Author(s):  
Herbert Bloch
Keyword(s):  
Latin Literature ◽  
Medieval Latin ◽  
History Of

A History of Anglo-Latin Literature, 597-1066. Volume I, 597-740

1969 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 962
Author(s):  
William A. Chaney ◽  
W. F. Bolton
Keyword(s):  
Latin Literature ◽  
History Of

The Golden Art of Apuleius

1966 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-206
Author(s):  
B. C. Dietrich
Keyword(s):  
Second Century ◽  
Latin Literature ◽  
Modern History ◽  
Early Date ◽  
Great Literature ◽  
History Of

A brief glance into almost any modern history of Latin literature will show that the age of Silver Latin came to an end with Suetonius, whose death marked the beginning of two centuries during which Roman letters trickled away to nothing in a wind-swept desert. A sad fate for a great literature at such an early date, for Suetonius still belonged to the first quarter of the second century a.d. Fortunately we may beg to differ from our historians: there was yet life in the old body even after Suetonius.

‘Crux Fidelis …’ Prolegomena to a History of the Holy Cross Hymns

Traditio ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 1-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Szövérffy
Keyword(s):  
Suitable Method ◽  
Comprehensive Investigation ◽  
Analytic Investigation ◽  
Medieval Latin ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of

It is over a decade since a study of legends of St. Peter in medieval Latin hymns appeared (Traditio 10 [1954] 275–322), followed not only by a number of other monographs but also by a more comprehensive investigation of the history of medieval Latin hymnody, now completed. The questions raised in that article in Traditio have still their significance and the search for a suitable method, or methods, in hymnology is not yet ended. Successive investigations in this field have gradually revealed some of the possibilities in hymnological research; we have noted that the study of legends and narrative sources reflected in hymn-texts may result in concrete discoveries which aid the analytic investigation of medieval hymns. Through them we often come to learn something about the contemporary intellectual trends and the ideas that were lingering in the minds of the people of those times. We also discover echoes of popular beliefs and cults by analyzing certain elements of the hymns. Further investigations in the terminology and style of the hymns can lead us to medieval exegetic and homiletic literature, to patristic sources and the like, which, too, left their imprint on Latin hymnody.

The Cambridge History of Classical Literature. Volume II: Latin Literature

1984 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 362
Author(s):  
William S. Anderson ◽  
E. J. Kenney ◽  
W. V. Clausen
Keyword(s):  
Latin Literature ◽  
Classical Literature ◽  
History Of

Maecenas and the Augustan Poets

2019 ◽  
pp. 231-246
Author(s):  
Philippe Le Doze
Keyword(s):  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Philosophy Of History ◽  
The State ◽  
Latin Literature ◽  
Dionysius Of Halicarnassus ◽  
History Of ◽  
Augustan Age

Attending to the historical and cultural background behind the desire to promote Latin literature allows us to interpret the partnership between Maecenas and the so-called Augustan poets without recourse to traditional notions of poets as instruments. This chapter argues that the poets’ activities, at once cultural and civic, were influenced by a philosophy of history of which Polybius, Cicero, and (in the Augustan age) Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus were exponents. The poets were also encouraged by a new idea, largely initiated by Cicero and supported by Athenodorus in the entourage of Augustus, that one could benefit one’s homeland not only through politics but also through writing. Maximum effectiveness, however, required the authority to be heard at the highest level of the state. In this context, Maecenas’ patronage was a weighty asset. His proximity to the princeps and his auctoritas allowed the poets a real freedom of speech.

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