Further reading might best begin with the poems themselves. The list below is meant to offer initial guidance to those seeking out texts and translations. Unfortunately many of these works, even in Latin, remain difficult to obtain. Moreover, some still lack complete English translations. Readers interested in the critical history of specific Latin texts can start with the entries of the Clavis Patrum Latinorum (CPL). Otherwise, the chapter’s citations point to many important studies of individual authors, works, and themes.
Roberts 1989 will initiate the interested reader into broader matters of style and aesthetics, while Brown 2003 vigorously surveys the panoramic background. Each provides a sure foothold within a vast terrain still inviting exploration.
Alcimus Avitus, De spiritalis historiaegestis (CPL 995). MGH AA 6 (Peiper); SC 444. Hecquet-Noti 1999, books 1-3; Nodes 1985, books 1-3. Shea 1997, English translation.
Arator, De actibus apostolorum / Historica apostolica (CPL 1504). CSEL 72 (McKinlay). Schrader, Roberts, and Makowski 1987, English translation.
Claudius Marius Victorius, Alethia (CPL 1455). CSEL 16 (Schenkl), CCSL 128 (Hovingh). English selections at White 2000.
Cyprianus Gallus, Heptateuchos (CPL 1423). CSEL 23 (Peiper). English selection at White 2000.
Juvencus, Evangeliorum libri quattuor (CPL 1385). CSEL 24 (Huemer). English selections at White 2000.
Paulinus ofNola, Carmina (CPL203). CSEL 30 (De Hartel / Kamptner). P. G. Walsh, ACW40 (1975).
Paulinus of Perigueux, Vita Martini (CPL 1474). CSEL 16 (Petschenig).
Proba, Cento Vergilianus (CPL 1480). CSEL 16 (Schenkl). Clark and Hatch 1981, text and English translation.
Prudentius, Opera (CPL 1437-45). CSEL 61 (Bergman); CCSL 126 (Cunningham). Thomson 1949, text and English translation; Lavarenne 1955-63, text and French translation; Eagan 1962, 1965, English translation.
Sedulius, Paschale Carmen (CPL 1447). CSEL 10 (Huemer). English selections at Sigerson 1922; Swanson 1957; and White 2000.
Venantius Fortunatus, Vita Martini ( CPL 1033). MGH AA 4.1 (Leo); Quesnel 1996, text and French translation.
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