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6. Studies on Juvencus' Language and Style
Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with the language and style used in the poem Evangeliorum Libri Quattuor by the fourth-century Christian poet Juvencus. The poem, a rendering of the biblical story of Jesus in dactylic poetry, initiated a literary genre, which is referred to as biblical epic. LÄS MER
7. Roman Female Cognomina : Studies in the Nomenclature of Roman Women
Sammanfattning : This study investigates the cognomina of Roman women. The cognomen was the latest component of the Roman onomastic system and in the course of the early first century CE it came to be the most important individual name of Roman citizens. LÄS MER
8. Emmo: De qualitate caelestis patriae libri tres. : Edition with an Introduction
Sammanfattning : This thesis contains the first critical edition of the eschatological florilegium De qualitate caelestis patriae by Emmo, compiled, during the Carolingian renaissance, in the first half of the ninth century.The subject matter covered by Emmo is theological and moral, comprising first and foremost the eschatological ends of heaven and hell, but also having a clear moral agenda, to inspire the reader to lead a righteous life through the virtues described and to avoid the vices leading to a sorry end of one’s life. LÄS MER
9. Expositiones sequentiarum : Medieval Sequence Commentaries and Prologues. Editions with Introductions
Sammanfattning : The sequence commentary emerged as a new branch of medieval commentary literature in the twelfth century. The sequence itself, sung in the Roman Mass, was a hugely influential genre—several thousands of sequence texts are known today—but the fact that the Middle Ages also produced commentaries on this liturgical poetry has been hitherto practically unknown and very few commentary texts have been edited. LÄS MER
10. The Voice of a Waning Empire : Selected Latin Poetry of Magnus Rönnow from the Great Northern War. Edited, with Introduction, Translation and Commentary
Sammanfattning : The thesis contains selected Latin poetry by the Swedish poet Magnus Rönnow (1665‒1735), composed during the Great Northern War. The Carolean age (1654–1718) was the hey-day of Latin literature, eloquence and poetry in Sweden. Rönnow was one of the last Latin poets in this tradition, and indeed one of the most outstanding. LÄS MER
