The Poetry of Alcuin of York: A Translation with Introduction and Commentary - Paperback

by Joseph Pucci (Author)

This volume offers for the first time a translation of the poetic corpus of Alcuin of York (c. 735-804), with detailed translations, a thorough introduction, and appendices outlining avenues for future research. A stimulating resource for those working on later Latin poetry and medieval history.

Author Biography

Joseph Pucci, Professor of Classics and of Medieval Cultures at Brown University, studies later and medieval Latin languages and literatures. He has published over seventy articles, chapters, and reviews, and, among other books, is the author of The Full-Knowing Reader (1998); Augustine's Virgilian Retreat (2014); and The Classics Renewed (with S. McGill, 2016).