Publisher's Synopsis
The beautiful long lost poetry of the 'Dark Ages' in their original Latin - witty, irreverend, religious, and above all sweet and full of sweet love and desire - together with the equally beautiful translations by Helen Waddell, followed by lively pen portraits of what is known of the poets. For this, second, edition the previously unreliable Latin texts have been carefully checked by Finnegan CALLENDER CLASSICAL AND MEDIAEVAL TEXTS
