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By Decimus Magnus Ausonius

Ausonius of Bordeaux, poet, professor, and statesman, whose long life almost spanned the fourth century AD, lived at a time of great cultural and political change, and was for many years, as an imperial courtier, closely involved in the administration of the Roman Empire. A prolific and original writer, Ausonius covers an astonishing stylistic range in his many and varied poems, from an elaborate description of the river Moselle to after-dinner diversions, from scurrilous epigrams to the stately verses in which he proclaims his Christian beliefs or his eminence as consul. This revised text of Ausonius' complete works, with over a hundred new emendations, is followed by a detailed commentary. Four introductory chapters consider the nature of Ausonius' poetry, his life and career, his influence, and the manuscripts of his works.

4The Wines of Bordeaux

Vintages and Tasting Notes, 1952-2003

By Clive Coates

Written by the leading international expert on French wine and sumptuously produced with a wealth of color illustrations and stunning line drawings, this book covers all the vineyards of Bordeaux.

“The Wines of Bordeaux” Metadata:

• Title: The Wines of Bordeaux
• Author: Clive Coates
• Language: English
• Google Books Rating: 4/5 from 1 Ratings.
• Number of Pages: 732
• Publisher: Univ of California Press
• Publish Date: 2004
• Genres: Cooking

Edition Identifiers:

• Google Books ID: igIhpGSRj1IC
• ISBN-13: 9780520235731
• ISBN-10: 0520235738
• All ISBNs: 0520235738 - 9780520235731

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• Overall Rating: 4.0/5 from 1 rating.

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5Shadows of a Childhood

A Novel of War and Friendship

By Elisabeth Gille

Gille was just five when her mother, Russian writer Irene Nemirovsky, was deported to Auschwitz, and the two never heard from each other again. This work is a fictionalized account of their wrenching separation and a piercing look at what it means to survive mass genocide.

Gille was just five when her mother, Russian writer Irene Nemirovsky, was deported to Auschwitz, and the two never heard from each other again. This work is a fictionalized account of their wrenching separation and a piercing look at what it means to survive mass genocide.

7Ausonius

Three Amusements

By Decimus Magnus Ausonius

The subjects of many of his poems are typical of the academic world of the time. His Commemorations of the Professors of Bordeaux, a sequence of light verse obituaries of local teachers, in which people are honored - or gossiped about - in their daily occupations, has been called an illustrious poetic precedent to Edgar Lee Masters's Spoon River Anthology.

“Ausonius” Metadata:

• Title: Ausonius
• Author: Decimus Magnus Ausonius
• Language: English
• Number of Pages: 104
• Publisher: ➤  University of Pennsylvania Press
• Publish Date: 1998
• Genres: Literary Criticism

Edition Identifiers:

• Google Books ID: vo6edS9MTvIC
• ISBN-13: 9780812219531
• ISBN-10: 0812219538
• All ISBNs: 0812219538 - 9780812219531

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8Ausonius of Bordeaux

Genesis of a Gallic Aristocracy

By Hagith Sivan

At the start of the book, social mobility in late Roman Gaul - of which Ausonius serves as an outstanding example - is examined. Evidence for Gallic wealth, social rank and office-holding shows how crucial was Ausonius' ascent for the genesis of a Gallic aristocracy. His family included doctors, lawyers, teachers and bureaucrats. Their careers, marriages, failures and successes are traced within the urban fold of their homes in Bordeaux and their estates in Aquitania. Much of the material here relies on unpublished archaeological reports. Talent, ambition and opportunism carried Ausonius' family from rags to riches. When Ausonius reached the imperial court in the late 360s, he was ready to reap the fruits of three generations of provincial ascent. Between 375 and 380, the western Roman empire became Ausonius' domain. He was a legislator, chief administrator and finally consul. His star waned when the imperial court moved to Italy