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64: 553: 239:"is not only a valuable historic source but a work of marked poetic merit." It provides a description of the land and people of Late Roman Africa, which conscientiously records the impressions of an intelligent native observer; many of his statements as to manners and customs are confirmed both by independent ancient authorities (such as 280:, which was written when he was advanced in years, although marred by a "Byzantine" servility and gross flattery of a by no means worthy object, throws much light upon Late Roman court ceremony, as in the account of the accession of Justin and the reception of the embassy of the 178:; this copy was the only one that mentioned the poet's full name. The manuscript is now lost. Even the full text is fragmentory and contains a number of "lacunae", the most significant of them is the ending of the poem. It was dedicated to the nobles of 288:
is rendered probable by negative indications, such as the absence of all the usual mythological accessories of an epic poem, positive allusions to texts of Scripture, and a highly orthodox passage (
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in late 14th century, and was rediscovered in 1814 "in the library of the Trivulzio family just outside Milan". The second copy was found in 16th century in the Korvin library in Buda by
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Zarini, Vincent. 2015. La recherche sur Corippe: Bilan et perspectives. In Corippe, un poète latin entre deux mondes. Edited by Benjamin Goldlust, 15–30. Lyon, France: CEROR.
137:, or collection of the laws of the church. Nothing is known of Corippus beyond what is contained in his own poems. He appears to have held the office of tribune or notary ( 284:. On the whole the language and metre of Corippus, considering the age in which he lived and the fact that he was not a native Italian, is remarkably pure. That he was a 681:
Krestan, Ludmilla and Klaus Winkler. 1957. Corippus. In Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum. Vol. 3, Edited by Franz Joseph Dölger, 424–429. Stuttgart: Hiersemann.
204:, or 4700 lines. The narrative commences with the despatch of John to the theatre of war by Justinian, and ends with the decisive victory near Carthage (548). 902: 619: 573: 692: 684:
Tandoi, Vincenzo. 1984. Corippo. In Enciclopedia virgiliana. Vol. 1. Edited by Francesco della Corte, 890–892. Rome: Istituto dell’Enciclopedia Italiana.
166:("On the Libyan war"), the earlier of the two, was not discovered till the beginning of the 19th century. The full text survived in one copy, called 912: 329: 907: 702: 258:(November 13, 565), and the early events of his reign. The work was published at Antwerp in 1581 by Michael Ruyz Azagra, secretary to 417: 670:
Philologischer, historischer und liturgischer Kommentar zum 8. Buch der Johannis des Goripp nebst kritischer Edition und Ăśbersetzung
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Charlet, Jean-Louis. 1994. Corippe. In Encyclopédie berbère. Vol. 14. Edited by Gabriel Camps, 2104–2110. Leuven, Belgium: Peeters.
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Poetry and Exegesis in Premodern Latin Christianity: The Encounter between Classical and Christian Strategies of Interpretation
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His "Panegyric" was written for Anastasius, a "Quaestor of the Sacred Palace and Master of Offices in the imperial capital".
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Flavii Cresconii Corippi Iohannidos: sev, De bellis libycis libri VII. editi ex Codici medilanensi mvsei Trivvltii
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Das Göttliche in der "Johannis" des Corippus. Antike Götterwelt und christliche Gottesvorstellung im Widerstreit?
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in 1527), it was not till 1814 that it was discovered at Milan by Cardinal Mazzucchelli, librarian of the
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He was the author of two poems, of considerable importance for the history of the times. One of these,
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The Iohannis or De Bellis Libycus of Flavius Cresconius Corippus. Translated by George W. Shea
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Flavius Cresconius Corippus name is known on a basis of just one document. He was a native of
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Goldlust, Benjamin, ed. 2015. Corippe, un poète latin entre deux mondes. Lyon, France: CEROR.
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War, Rebellion and Epic in Byzantine North Africa: A Historical Study of Corippus' Iohannis
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Corippi Africani Grammatici De laudibus Iustini Augusti minoris, heroico carmine, libri 4
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Per carmina laudes. Untersuchungen zur spätantiken Verspanegyrik von Claudian bis Coripp
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The Iohannis or de Bellis Libycis of Flavius Cresconius Corippus (Studies in Classics 7)
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Flavius Cresconius Corippus: In laudem Iustini Augusti minoris (in praise of Justin II)
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Rhétorique, poetiqué, spiritualité: La technique épique de Corippe dans la Johannide
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Cameron, Averil (1975). "Corippus' poem on Justin II: a terminus of antique art?".
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Ch.O. Tommasi, "Exegesis by Distorting Pagan Myths in Corippus’ Epic Poetry," in
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called "Panegyric of Anastasius", and a poem in praise of the Emperor Justin II,
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Untersuchungen zur Gestaltung und zum historischen Stoff der "Johannis" Coripps
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Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Classe di Lettere e Filosofia
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is in eight books (the last is unfinished) and contains about 5000
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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professed to have seen a manuscript of it in the library at
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Materiali e Discussioni per l'Analisi dei Testi Classici
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of Africa in a series of battles that lasted until 548.
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Goodyear (eds.): 535:Thought and Letters in Western Europe 364:Corippus, Flavius Cresconius (1820). 243:) and by our knowledge of the modern 7: 155:and the subsequent Moorish revolts. 95:. His major works are the epic poem 903:People from Africa (Roman province) 740:10.1553/medievalworlds_no16_2022s44 672:(Groningen: Egbert Forsten, 2010). 25: 318:. Lewiston/NY 1998 (Translation). 252:In Laudem Iustini Augusti minoris 182:and relates the overthrow of the 551: 630:, Vol. 3 (1997), pp. 165f. 510:Caramico & Riedlberger 2009 325:. Cambridge. 1970 (Latin Text). 756:"The Career of Corippus Again" 697:. Cambridge University Press. 276:were the poet's chief models. 213:De Caesaribus et Imperatoribus 70:, published in Antwerp in 1581 1: 913:6th-century Byzantine writers 170:; it was made by Arezzo poet 908:6th-century writers in Latin 569:Corippus, Flavius Cresconius 75:Flavius Cresconius Corippus 68:De laudibus Iustini Augusti 18:Flavius Cresconius Corippus 934: 808:Illinois Classical Studies 772:10.1017/S0009838800042452 668:Peter Riedlberger (ed.), 347:In laudem Iustini minoris 337:, 1836: P. Mazzucchelli: 290:In laudem Iustini minoris 278:In laudem Iustini minoris 107:In laudem Iustini minoris 754:Cameron, Averil (1980). 665:(Berlin/New York, 2009). 802:Baldwin, Barry (1988). 760:The Classical Quarterly 719:Merrills, Andy (2022). 691:Merrills, Andy (2023). 574:Encyclopædia Britannica 343:Pierre-François Foggini 614:, 124 (1980), 109–135. 71: 804:"Corippus and Ennius" 323:Iohannidos Libri VIII 225:Biblioteca Ambrosiana 127:africanus grammaticus 66: 209:Johannes Cuspinianus 162:("Tale of John") or 131:Cresconius Africanus 893:Ancient Roman poets 176:Giovanni Cuspiniano 86:East Roman Emperors 53:Between 540 and 560 40:Between 470 and 495 888:6th-century births 229:codex Trivultianus 72: 42:Roman province of 898:6th-century poets 704:978-1-009-39198-6 654:Gärtner, Thomas, 644:(Turnhout, 2003). 617:John Martindale, 533:M.L.W. 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Index

Flavius Cresconius Corippus
Africa
Africa

Roman
epic poet
East Roman Emperors
Justinian I
Justin II
Iohannis
panegyric
Late Antiquity
Africa
Cresconius Africanus
scriniarius
Justinian I
Constantinople
Vandalic War
Giovanni De Bonis
Giovanni Cuspiniano
Carthage
Moors
John Troglita
magister militum
hexameters
Johannes Cuspinianus
Buda
Suleiman I
Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Procopius

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