{"title":"Venantius Fortunatus","description":"\u003cp\u003eVenantius Fortunatus offers a timeless collection of poetic works that explore themes of personal growth and inner reflection. His verses invite readers to contemplate life's challenges and the pursuit of wisdom, blending profound insight with elegant expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the category of \u003cem\u003eSelf-Help \u0026amp; Personal Development\u003c\/em\u003e, Fortunatus’s poems serve as both inspiration and guidance, encouraging a thoughtful approach to understanding oneself and the world. His writing remains a valuable companion for those seeking depth and clarity through literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"poems-by-venantius-fortunatus-9780674974920","title":"Poems","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eleven books of poetry by Venantius Fortunatus include well-loved hymns, figure poems, epigrams on miracles, and elegies in the voices of abandoned or exiled women. The sixth-century poet began his career in northern Italy before moving to Gaul, where he wrote for the remainder of his life, praising kings and elites of the Merovingian dynasty and describing the natural scenery and society of his adopted homeland during the transition from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his lively and inventive style, Fortunatus also addressed verses to religious figures such as his patron Gregory of Tours and to holy women such as Radegund, founder of the Convent of the Holy Cross in Poitiers, and Agnes, the convent's first abbess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFortunatus's imaginative metaphors and wry, self-mocking humour ensure his place in the canon of Christian Latin poets. This volume presents for the first time in English translation all of his poetry, apart from a single long saint's life in verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48147681706220,"sku":"9780674974920","price":71.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674974920-poems.jpg?v=1786450728"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/venantius-fortunatus.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}