The Iohannis or De Bellis Libycis of Flavius Cresconius Corippus

Edwin Mellen Press
George W. Shea
ISBN: 0773482423
price: $109.95  

This is the first modern translation, with a useful introduction, of Corippus' epic work. It is a major
source of historical information about the reign of Justinian and especially about the wars of
reconquest which that emperor waged it North Africa. Since it provides a good deal of information
about the native Berber tribes of North Africa, it is an important text for ethnographers and
anthropologists. Finally, it may be considered the last classical Latin epic. Produced in a
Byzantine Christian and North African context, it is also a significant example of literary
adaptation.
Table of Contents:
Introduction - The Author; Text; Historical Background; Corippus as Imperial Apologist;
Adaptation of Classical Rhetorical Techniques; Corippus' Poetic Achievement; Notes.