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This volume explores how one early medieval poet survived and thrived amidst the political turbulence of sixth century Gaul - with a little help from his friends. Born in northern Italy, Venantius Fortunatus made his career writing for and about members of the Merovingian elite. Although he is no longer dismissed as an opportunistic poetaster who wrote undistinguished flattery for undeserving kings and aristocrats, his work remains unduly neglected. This book reframes Fortunatus as a writer uniquely suited to his times, a professional poet who addressed his contemporaries' needs and wishes for the prestige and sophistication of Classical culture. His poems and letters enabled his aristocratic patrons to situate themselves in networks, which they made and maintained in order to navigate a post-imperial but not post-Roman world.

Poets, French. --- Manners and customs. --- Friendship. --- Friendship --- Poets, French --- Affection --- Friendliness --- Conduct of life --- Interpersonal relations --- Love --- Ceremonies --- Customs, Social --- Folkways --- Social customs --- Social life and customs --- Traditions --- Usages --- Civilization --- Ethnology --- Etiquette --- Rites and ceremonies --- French poets --- History --- Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clementianus, --- Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clementianus --- Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clemens --- Fortunatus, Venantius --- Fortunat, Venance --- Venance Fortunat --- Fortunat, Venance, --- Fortunat, Venant︠s︡iĭ, --- Venant︠s︡iĭ Fortunat, --- Fortunato, Venanzio, --- Fortunatus, --- Venantius Fortunatus, --- Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus, --- Venanzio Fortunato, --- Фортунат, Венанций, --- Венанций Фортунат, --- Fortunat, Wenancjusz, --- Wenancjusz Fortunat, --- Fortunat, Venant͡siĭ, --- Venant͡siĭ Fortunat, --- France. --- France --- Bro-C'hall --- Fa-kuo --- Fa-lan-hsi --- Faguo --- Falanxi --- Falanxi Gongheguo --- Farans --- Farānsah --- França --- Francia (Republic) --- Francija --- Francja --- Francland --- Francuska --- Franis --- Franḳraykh --- Frankreich --- Frankrig --- Frankrijk --- Frankrike --- Frankryk --- Fransa --- Fransa Respublikası --- Franse --- Franse Republiek --- Frant͡ --- Frant͡s Uls --- Frant͡sii͡ --- Frantsuzskai͡a Rėspublika --- Frantsyi͡ --- Franza --- French Republic --- Frencisc Cynewīse --- Frenska republika --- Furansu --- Furansu Kyōwakoku --- Gallia --- Gallia (Republic) --- Gallikē Dēmokratia --- Hyãsia --- Parancis --- Peurancih --- Phransiya --- Pransiya --- Pransya --- Prantsusmaa --- Pʻŭrangs --- Ranska --- República Francesa --- Republica Franzesa --- Republika Francuska --- Republiḳah ha-Tsarfatit --- Republikang Pranses --- République française --- Tsarfat --- Tsorfat --- Merovingian Kingdoms. --- Social Networks.