Birthday Poems
Michael Roberts, Robert Rich Professor Emeritus Wesleyan University
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“Prof. Roberts will explore theÌýNataliciaÌý(Birthday Poems) of Paulinus of Nola, written in a continuous sequence betweenÌýthe years 395 and 407 for the annual festival of St. Felix of Nola. They constitute a remarkable, extremely varied cycle of verses. Among other claims to fame they were the first written for a non-martyred saint and the first to versify a saint’s miracles.
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Wednesday, October 16
HLMS 211 at 5:00 PM
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“Prof. Roberts will explore theÌýNataliciaÌý(Birthday Poems) of Paulinus of Nola, written in a continuous sequence betweenÌýthe years 395 and 407 for the annual festival of St. Felix of Nola. They constitute a remarkable, extremely varied cycle of verses. Among other claims to fame they were the first written for a non-martyred saint and the first to versify a saint’s miracles.
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This lecture is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Center for Arts and Humanities; the Benson Center for Western Civilization; the Classics Department; and the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies.
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