Tiberianus (poet)

Tiberianus was a late Latin writer and poet, surviving only in fragments, who experimented with various metrical schemes.

He is a possible candidate for the authorship of the Pervigilium Veneris.^[1]

Identity

Tiberianus has traditionally been identified with Annius Tiberianus, the "eloquent" [disertus] governor of Gaul in 336 AD mentioned by Jerome.^[1]

An earlier candidate is however the prefect of Rome 303–4, Iunius Tiberianus.^[2]

Known poems

Four poems (and a fragmentary fifth on a sunset) are known to have been written by Tiberianus:^[3] Spring Day [Amnis ibat]; an attack on the power of gold; a hymn; and a description of a dying bird.^[4]

Other writings

Fabius Planciades Fulgentius attributed to Tiberianus the writing of prosimetra, dialogues in verse and prose (from which the extant poems may have been taken).^[5]
E. Baehrens in the 19th century suggested Tiberianus as the author of the Pervigilium Veneris,^[1] something metrical parallels with Amnis ibat would seem to support.^[6] Alan Cameron in the 20th century strengthened the case for his authorship through thematic and vocabulary parallels.^[7]

Influences

Tiberianus was influenced by Silver Age poets such as Ovid and Statius, and also by Titus Calpurnius Siculus, as well as by the prose of Apuleius.^[3]

Read and quoted by Fulgentius and Augustine,^[8] his metrical experiments may also have influenced such Christian poets as Hilary of Poitiers and Prudentius.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c H J Rose, A Handbook of Latin Literature (London 1967) p.527
^ A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 16
^ ^a ^b A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 14
^ E Kenney ed., The Cambridge History of Classical Literature (Cambridge 1983) p. 14
^ A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 15
^ Helen Waddell, The Wandering Scholars (Fontana 1968) p. 42
^ A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 14–18
^ A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 15-6
^ A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 21

External links

"Catullus. Tibullus. Pervigilium Veneris"

[rose527-1] H J Rose, A Handbook of Latin Literature (London 1967) p.527

[2] A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 16

[cameron14-3] A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 14

[4] E Kenney ed., The Cambridge History of Classical Literature (Cambridge 1983) p. 14

[5] A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 15

[6] Helen Waddell, The Wandering Scholars (Fontana 1968) p. 42

[7] A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 14–18

[8] A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 15-6

[9] A Cameron, Studies in Late Roman Literature and History (Bari 2016) p. 21

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