The Poetry of Alcuin of York (Routledge Later Latin Poetry)

This volume offers for the first time in any language a translation of the poetic corpus of Alcuin of York (c. 735–804), numbering some 339 individual pieces and nearly 7,000 lines. An introduction touches on Alcuin’s life, his writings (including doubtful works and pseudepigrapha), his Latinity, his place in the Latin literary tradition, and the manuscripts, textual history, and editions of his poetry. The translations follow Dümmler’s Latin text, with each poem controlled by a headnote that places the piece in its historical and literary contexts. A series of appendices offers translations of selected letters, a register of the poems by meter, a census of nearly 200 manuscripts with digital links, and a prolegomenon to a new edition. The Poetry of Alcuin of York is a stimulating resource for anyone working on later Latin poetry, and late ancient literature more broadly. The poems also offer fascinating insights into life and scholarship in Anglo-Saxon England and in the Carolingian empire in the late eighth and early ninth centuries, and so will also be of interest to students of medieval history. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 List of abbreviations 12 1. Introduction 15 1. Life 15 2. Writings 18 a. Authentic Writings 19 b. Writings of Doubtful Authenticity 30 c. Pseudepigrapha 35 3. Latinity 39 4. The Poetry 42 a. Genres 42 b. Meters 44 c. Manuscripts, Textual History, and Editions 46 5. Principles of Translation and Using This Translation 47 6. Changes to the Latin Text 49 2. Maps 51 3. The Poems 53 Appendices 397 1. Letters of Alcuin Pertaining to His Poetry 397 2. Poems in Dümmler/Strecker by Type 424 3. Individual Poems by Meters and Numbers of Lines, With Summary of Meters 425 4. Census of Manuscripts by Depository, With Digital Links 433 5. Prolegomenon to a New Edition 449 Bibliography 453 1. Primary Works 453 a. Alcuin 453 b. Other Authors/Works 465 2. Secondary Works 467 Index 481 Carolingian,Renaissance;,Early,Medieval,poetry;,Carolingian,Empire;,Anglo-Saxon,England;,Alcuin,of,York;,Poetry,of,Alcuin,of,York;,Later,Latin,poetry;,Early,Medieval,Europe;,Late,ancient,literature,and,poetry Carolingian Renaissance,Early Medieval poetry,Carolingian Empire,Anglo-Saxon England,Alcuin of York,Poetry of Alcuin of York,Later Latin poetry,Early Medieval Europe,Late ancient literature and poetry