The Humblest Sparrow: The Poetry of Venantius Fortunatus

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The Humblest Sparrow The Poetry of Venantius Fortunatus Michael Roberts the university of michigan press Ann Arbor 12 Copyright © by the University of Michigan 2009 All rights reserved Published in the United States of America by The University of Michigan Press Manufactured in the United States of America ⬁ Printed on acid-free paper 2012 2011 2010 2009 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Roberts, Michael John, 1947– The humblest sparrow : the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus / Michael Roberts. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-472-11683-6 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-472-11683-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clementianus, ca. 540– ca. 600—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Christian poetry, Latin—History and criticism. 3. Christianity and literature— Rome. I. Title. PA8310.F7Z73 2009 871'.02—dc22 2008039080 ISBN13 978-0-472-02520-6 (electronic) Si tibi nunc avium resonant virgulta susurro, Has inter minimus passer amore cano. Venantius Fortunatus, Carm. 3.9.45–46 [Fortunatus] . . . nulli poetarum secundus. Paul the Deacon, Historia Langobardorum 2.13 ...