Hugh Primas and the Archpoet

Modern verse translations by renowned poet Fleur Adcock of some of the liveliest medieval poetry.

Fleur Adcock (Edited by)

9780521395465, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 November 1994

152 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.34 kg

"We can all be grateful that these marvelous poems are now available to a much larger audience of Latinists than was the case before, and that they are accompanied by a nearly flawless translation that I hope will give them currency among the wide general audience they deserve." Paul Pascal, Bryn Mawr Medieval Review

Renowned poet Fleur Adcock here provides modern verse translations of the complete work of two of the most exciting poets of the twelfth century, Hugh Primas of Orleans and the so-called Archpoet, beside their Latin originals. Included are witty epigrams, treatments of classical themes, poems on religious and ecclesiastical topics, depictions of low life, begging-poems, and the Archpoet's famous Confession. The work is characterised by its liveliness and its touches of satire and coarse realism, features which Fleur Adcock captures superbly in her modern renderings. There are textual notes, explanatory notes, a historical note, and an introduction. This unique resource will appeal not only to medievalists but to all lovers of poetry.

Introduction
Hugh Primas and the Archpoet: some historical (and unhistorical) testimonies Peter Dronke
Poems by Hugh Primas
Poems by The Archpoet
Textual and explanatory notes.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: poetry & poets [DSC]