This volume offers a broad introduction to one of the most exciting chapters of Late Antiquity through direct testimony from one of the last representatives of Roman Antiquity, Ausonius of Bordeaux, and his radical Christian protégé, the populist bishop and experimental poet Paulinus of Nola.
The first comprehensive volume in English dedicated to these works in over a century, this book also offers representative selections from Paulinus’ vast poetic output, from the publicly performed poems that mark his contribution to the emerging cult of the saints to his experimental Christianization of a wide range of Classical genres. Preceded by a substantial introduction discussing the modern significance of these works and their original contexts, the translation is accompanied by running notes for ease of reference and an interpretive commentary rich with illustrative parallels. Taken together, the correspondence with Ausonius and the selections from Paulinus epitomize the personal, political, and spiritual conflicts of their age, offering a lively and concentrated introduction to the life and thought of these two underappreciated contemporaries of Jerome and Augustine.
Accompanied by new and provocative interpretations with detailed but concise historical and biographical guidance, this accessible and stylish translation will appeal to scholars and students of Classics, Late Antiquity, religious studies, social history, and world literature.
Author(s): Paulinus of Nola, Alex Dressler
Series: Routledge Later Latin Poetry
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 340
Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Citations and Conventions
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
1 From Ausonius to Paulinus: The Significance of the Correspondence
2 The Problem of Paulinus, Part 1: Whose Poetry?
3 The Problem of Paulinus, Part 2: Whose Property?
4 Major Themes in the Selections From the Poems of Paulinus
A Self and Money
B Music and Time
C Christ (and Felix)
5 Text and Translation
A How We Have Ausonius and Paulinus
B Translation Two Ways
2 The Earlier Letters
1 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 17
2 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 18
3 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 19
4 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 20
5 Appendix: Paulinus to Gestidius (Poems 1, Date Uncertain)
3 The Principal Correspondence
1 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 21
2 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 22
3 To Ausonius: Paulinus, Poems 10
4 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 24
5 To Ausonius: Paulinus, Poems 11
6 Appendix: Ausonius to Paulinus, Letters 23
4 Selections From the Poems of Paulinus
Self, Money, Music, Time, and Christ: From Poems 15=Fourth Natalicium (January 398), ll. 1–49
1 Self
A From Poems 13=Second Natalicium (January 396), ll. 1–19
B From Poems 21=Thirteenth Natalicium (January 407), ll. 175–97, 344–413, 672–703
C From Poems 26=Eighth Natalicium (January 402), ll. 395–428
D From Poems 31=Consolation to Pneumatius and Fidelis (ca. 393–408), ll. 593–628
2 Money
A From Poems 15=Fourth Natalicium (January 398), ll. 50–83
B From Poems 16=Fifth Natalicium (January 399), ll. 254–88
C From Poems 18=Sixth Natalicium (January 400), ll. 40–51, 211–80
D From Poems 20=Twelfth Natalicium (January 406), ll. 1–27
E From Poems 21=Thirteenth Natalicium (January 407), ll. 414–459
F From Poems 21=Thirteenth Natalicium (January 407), ll. 488–550
G From Poems 25: Epithalamium (Written Between 400–407), ll. 69–104
H From Poems 31: Consolation to Pneumatius and Fidelis (393–408), ll. 485–544
3 Music
A From Poems 6=Praise of John (Early 390s), ll. 1–26
B From Poems 17=Farewell (Propemptikon) to Nicetas (prob. 400), ll. 101–51
C From Poems 18=Sixth Natalicium (January 400), ll. 1–24
D From Poems 27=Ninth Natalicium (January 403), ll. 60–106
E From Poems 27=Ninth Natalicium (January 403), ll. 149–247, 307–28
F From Poems 20=Twelfth Natalicium (January 406), ll. 28–61
G From Poems 21=Thirteenth Natalicium (January 407), ll. 47–104, 272–83, 326–43
H From Poems 22=Incitement to Jovius (ca. 400), ll. 1–34
4 Time
A From Poems 14=Third Natalicium (January 397), ll. 1–20
B From Poems 16=Fifth Natalicium (January 399), ll. 1–16
C From Poems 21=Thirteenth Natalicium (January 407), ll. 1–25
D From Poems 21=Thirteenth Natalicium (January 407), ll. 117–153
E From Poems 23=Seventh Natalicium (January 401), ll. 1–44
F From Poems 26=Eighth Natalicium (January 402), ll. 1–28
G From Poems 27=Ninth Natalicium (January 403), ll. 1–37, 107–26
H From Poems 31=Consolation to Pneumatius and Fidelis (393–408), ll. 227–50
5 Christ
A From Poems 22: Incitement (Protreptikon) to Jovius (ca. 400), ll. 51–95
B From Poems 25=Epithalamium (Written Between 400–407), ll. 141–98
C From Poems 27=Ninth Natalicium (January 403), ll. 45–59
D From Poems 27=Ninth Natalicium (January 403), ll. 248–306
E From Poems 27=Ninth Natalicium (January 403), ll. 491–510
F From Poems 31=Consolation to Pneumatius and Fidelis (ca. 393–408), ll. 43–102
G From Poems 31=Consolation to Pneumatius and Fidelis (ca. 393–408), ll. 425–74
5 Comments: The Earlier Letters
1 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 17
2 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 18
3 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 19
4 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 20
5 Appendix: Paulinus to Gestidius=Poems 1
6 Comments: The Principal Correspondence
1 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 21
2 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 22
3 To Ausonius: Paulinus, Poems 10
1–18: Answering Ausonius
19–42: Classical Background of Christian Culture
43–103: Incarnation and “Salvation Economics”
103–180: Classical Culture and “Salvation Economics”
181–276: Response to Specific Criticisms From Ausonius
278–331: Conclusion – The Christian Life
4 To Paulinus: Ausonius, Letters 24
5 To Ausonius: Paulinus, Poems 11
6 Appendix to Principal Correspondence 4: Ausonius, Letters 23
7 Comments: Selections From the Poems of Paulinus
Self, Money, Music, Time, and Christ: Poems 15.1–46
1 Self
A Poems 13.1–19
B Poems 21.175–97, 344–413, 672–703
C Poems 26.395–428
D Poems 31.591–628
2 Money
A Poems 15.50–83
B Poems 16.254–88
C Poems 18.40–51, 211–80
D Poems 20.1–27
E Poems 21.414–59
F Poems 21.488–550
G Poems 25.69–104
H Poems 31.485–544
3 Music
A Poems 6.1–26
B Poems 17.101–51
C Poems 18.1–24
D Poems 27.60–106
E Poems 27.149–247, 307–28
F Poems 20.28–61
G Poems 21.47–104, 272–83, 336–43
H Poems 22.1–34
4 Time
A Poems 14.1–20
B Poems 16.1–16
C Poems 21.1–25
D Poems 21.117–153
E Poems 23.1–44
F Poems 26.1–28
G Poems 27.1–37, 107–26
H Poems 31.227–50
5 Christ
A Poems 22.51–95
B Poems 25.141–98
C Poems 27.44–59
D Poems 27.248–306
E Poems 27.491–510
F Poems 31.43–102
G Poems 31.425–74
Bibliography
1 Editions, Translations, Commentaries, Dictionaries, and Anthologies
2 Scholarly and Other Works
Index
