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The Works of Ausonius: with Introduction and Commentary by Ausonius (Hardcover, 1991)

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ISBN-13: 9780198144632, 978-0198144632. Four introductory chapters consider the nature of Ausonius' poetry, his life and career, his influence, and the manuscripts of his works. The Works of Ausonius.

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Ausonius of Bordeaux, poet, professor, and statesman, whose long life almost spanned the fourth century AD, lived at a time of great cultural and political change, and was for many years, as an imperial courtier, closely involved in the administration of the Roman Empire. A prolific and original writer, Ausonius covers an astonishing stylistic range in his many and varied poems, from an elaborate description of the river Moselle to after-dinner diversions, from scurrilous epigrams to the stately verses in which he proclaims his Christian beliefs or his eminence as consul. This revised text of Ausonius' complete works, with over a hundred new emendations, is followed by a detailed commentary. Four introductory chapters consider the nature of Ausonius' poetry, his life and career, his influence, and the manuscripts of his works.