Walter of Chatillon: The Shorter Poems: Christmas Hymns,Love
Walter of Chatillon was one of the leading Medieval Latin poets,who flourished at the high point of Medieval Latin literature - the later twelfth century. This volume presents the Latin text and facing English translation of Walter's shorter poems,including love poems,satires,and (largely Christmas) hymns. His satirical poems,often written in Goliardic hexameters,of which he was an accomplished master,are fine examples of the form. The allusiveness of his hymns makes them often notoriously difficult,