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Latin Literatures of Medieval and Early Modern Times in Europe and Beyond: A millennium heritage
Edited by Francesco Stella
[Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages XXXIV] 2024
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Chapter 15
Africa (fifth-sixth century)

| Università di Palermo

After a brief introduction on the developments of Latin literature in Roman Africa and the problem of Africitas, this chapter traces a synthetic picture of Latin literature in Africa under the Vandalic domination (fifth-sixth century), in its relations with political and cultural history. The progress of Latin literature in Africa under the Vandals is examined with particular attention to auctores and their works. Among the most significant writers are Dracontius, Fulgentius, Corippus and the poets of the Antologia Latina (especially Luxorius).

Keywords: Vandal Africa, Latin literature, Anthologia Latina, Dracontius, Fulgentius, Corippus
Article outline
  • Introduction: Historical and Literary Notes
  • Dracontius
  • Fulgentius
  • Corippus
  • Other writers from Vandal Africa: The Anthologia Latina. Luxorius
  • Conclusion
  • Suggestions for further reading: General
  • Suggestions for further reading: Individual authors and works
  • References
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