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<p>This book explores how one early medieval poet survived and thrived amidst the political turbulence of sixth century Gaul--with a little help from his friends. Born in northern Italy, Venantius Fortunatus made his career writing for and about members of the Merovingian elite. Although he is no longer dismissed as an opportunistic poetaster who wrote undistinguished flattery for undeserving kings and aristocrats, his work remains unduly neglected. This book reframes Fortunatus as a writer uniq
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- Author
- Hope Williard
- Publisher
- ARC, Amsterdam University Press
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781802700343
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Sociology, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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