Venantius Fortunatus

Vita Sancti MartiniPrologue and Books I–II

N. M. Kay

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Cambridge University Press
08 February 2024

Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries

This volume provides a new critical text of the Prologue and the first two books of Venantius Fortunatus' Vita Sancti Martini, a work, written in the latter half of the sixth century, which paraphrases in epic verse the famous prose hagiography of St Martin by Sulpicius Severus. This edition offers the first English translation of and the first full commentary on that part of Venantius' poem. Venantius was one of the last writers in a recognisably classical Latin tradition and his Vita affords a fascinating insight into the language and literary culture of his time. It is, however, a deceptively allusive and difficult poem, and the introduction and commentary of this book deal extensively with matters of exegesis, textual criticism, language, metre and much else. It will be valuable for students of the literature and culture of late Latin antiquity, and for those interested in early Christianity and hagiography.

Edited and translated by: N. M. Kay
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 721g
ISBN: 9781108444293
ISBN 10: 1108444296
Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
Pages: 588
Publication Date: 08 February 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Sigla; Text and translation; Commentary; Appendices.

N. M. Kay is an independent scholar living and working in London. He has published three previous editions with commentary of Latin works: Martial XI (1985), Ausonius: Epigrams (2001), and Epigrams from the Anthologia Latina (2013).

Reviews for Venantius Fortunatus: Vita Sancti MartiniPrologue and Books I–II

'Nigel M. Kay's edition, with its elegant but faithful translation and helpful … opens this enjoyable text to a wider readership and will be a useful tool for generations of scholars to come … Kay's text, translation and commentary is a masterpiece of philological craftmanship.' Enno Friedrich, Bryn Mawr Classical Review