Medieval Latin

The eleventh-century monk Ekkehard IV’s Fortune and Misfortune at Saint Gall, part of the chronicles Read More

The Well-Laden Ship (Fecunda ratis) is an early eleventh-century Latin poem composed of Read More

Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain—the earliest work to detail Read More

The Tria sunt, named for its opening words, was a widely used and highly Read More

An influential medieval allegorical interpretation of the Metamorphoses that uncovers the hidden moral truths Read More

Gregory of Tours served as bishop of Tours, then a city in the Read More

Compiled and translated in large part by Saint Jerome at the intersection Read More

Compiled and translated in large part by Saint Jerome at the turn Read More

Compiled and translated in large part by Saint Jerome at the turn Read More

Compiled and translated in large part by Saint Jerome at the turn Read More

This volume contains two texts that crossed the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity. Read More

When does imitation of an author morph into masquerade? Although the Roman Read More

Compiled and translated in large part by Saint Jerome at the turn Read More

Compiled and translated in large part by Saint Jerome at the turn Read More

Compiled and translated in large part by Saint Jerome at the turn Read More

Amalar of Metz’s On the Liturgy (the Liber officialis, or De ecclesiastico officio) was one of Read More

Amalar of Metz’s On the Liturgy (the Liber officialis, or De ecclesiastico officio) was one of Read More

The Historia of Richer of Saint-Rémi (ca. 950–ca. 1000), an invaluable source for understanding tenth-century West Read More

The Historia of Richer of Saint-Rémi (ca. 950–ca. 1000), an invaluable source for understanding tenth-century West Read More

The Parisiana poetria, first published around 1220, expounds the medieval theory of poetry Read More

An elegant medieval guide to verse composition and rhetoric, presented in a Read More

Until the Renaissance, the work of Calcidius offered the medieval West almost the Read More

The twelfth-century Latin beast epic Ysengrimus is one of the great comic masterpieces of Read More

This volume presents two complementary medieval anthologies containing lyrics by two outstanding Read More

Composed in Germany by a monastic poet steeped in classical lore and Read More

The eleven books of poetry by Venantius Fortunatus include well-loved hymns, figure poems, epigrams Read More

Alcimus Ecdicius Avitus, bishop of Vienne and a vigorous defender of Christian Read More

The first complete translation into a modern language of a major authority Read More

The first complete translation into a modern language of a major authority Read More

The artistry, wit, and erudition of medieval Latin narrative poetry continued to Read More

The artistry, wit, and erudition of medieval Latin narrative poetry continued to Read More

Carmina Burana, literally “Songs from Beuern,” is named after the village where Read More

Carmina Burana, literally “Songs from Beuern,” is named after the village where Read More

One of the most influential texts in the Middle Ages, The Rule of Read More

Aelred (1110–1167), abbot of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire, has always been a controversial Read More

“How I wept at your hymns and songs, keenly moved by the Read More

Architrenius, a satirical allegory in dactylic hexameters completed in 1184 by the Read More

A product of the cathedral schools that played a foundational role in Read More

Bernardus Silvestris exemplifies the scholastic culture of his time. Having studied with pioneers Read More

Throughout the Middle Ages, Christians wrote about Islam and the life of Read More

The first English translation of the earliest Latin poems about miracles performed Read More