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The Poems ofAlcimus Ecdicius Avitus cneDievAL & ReMAissAMce xexTS & STU&ies Volume 17 2 The Poems ofAlcimus Ecdicius Avitus Translation and Introduction BY George W. Shea cr)eC)ievAL & RCMAissAMce xejXTs & STuOies Tempe, Arizona 1997 ® Copyright 1997 Arizona Board of Regents for Arizona State University Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Avitus, Saint, Bishop of Vienne. The poems ofAlcimus Ecdicius Avitus /translation and introduction by George W. Shea. — & & p. cm. (Medieval Renaissance text studies ; v. 172) Includes bibliographical references {p. ) and index. ISBN 0-86698-214-0 — 1. Christian poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) Translations into — — — English. 2. Bible. O.T. History of Biblical events Poetry. 3. Virginity — — Religious aspects Poetry. 4. Fall of man Poetry. I. Shea, George W. 11. Title. HI. Series. PA6229.A9A27 1997 873'.01-dc21 96-52898 CIP This book was edited and produced by MRTS at SUNY Binghamton. This book has been made to last. It is set in Garamond Antiqua typeface, smyth-sewn, and printed on acid-free paper to library specifications. Printed in the United States of America Table of Contents Preface vii Introduction 1 The Poems Prologue 1 11 Poem 1 14 Poem 2 20 Poem 3 28 Poem 4 35 Poem 5 45 Prologue 2 55 Poem 6 57 Conclusion 67 Translation Prologue 1 71 1. The Beginning of the World 72 2. Original Sin 80 3. God's Judgement 89 4. The Flood 100 5. The Crossing of the Red Sea 115 Prologue 2 133 On 6. Virginity 134 Index of Proper Names 151 Select Bibliography 153 For Shirley
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