Nicolas Bourbon: Nugae Bagatelles 1533
, by Laigneau-fontaine, Sylvie- ISBN: 9782600012263 | 2600012265
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/31/2008
This book is an edition and translation of the 584 Latin epigrams of the French neo-Latin poet Nicolas Bourbon, edited in Basel by Cratander in 1533, entiteled Nugae. It begins with a long introduction, dealing with the life of Bourbon and the poetics of Nugae, followed by the text and translation of the epigrams, with many notes explaining family names and cultural references, and providing literary commentary. French & Latin text.