Poetria Nova of Geoffrey of Vinsauf (Mediaeval Sources in Translation, Vol 6)

Poetria Nova of Geoffrey of Vinsauf is an important medieval literary text translated by Margaret F. Nims and published by the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto, Canada, in 1967. Issued as Volume 6 in the Mediaeval Sources in Translation series, this edition makes Geoffrey of Vinsauf’s influential Latin treatise on poetry and rhetoric accessible to English-language readers.

The Poetria Nova was widely studied in the Middle Ages and offers insight into medieval ideas about style, composition, persuasion, ornament, and poetic craft. This translation is especially useful for students, scholars, and readers interested in medieval literature, rhetoric, classical influence, and the history of literary criticism.

A thoughtful collectible for academic libraries, medieval studies readers, and literary historians, this PIMS edition is a strong addition to any collection focused on medieval sources, translation, rhetoric, or early theories of writing.

Translated from Latin by Margaret F. Nims

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