Böcker av Johannes De Hauvilla

The Architrenius is a vivacious and influential Latin satirical poem dating from 1184. It describes the journey of a young man (the 'Arch-Weeper') on the threshold of maturity. Winthrop Wetherbee's prose translation is presented alongside the original Latin, and augmented by an introduction and extensive notes.

Johannes de Hauvilla's satirical allegory Architrenius, completed in 1184, follows the quest for moral education of its eponymous protaganist, the "arch-weeper," who confronts the vices of school, church, and court. This edition brings together the most authoritative Latin text with a new English translation of an important medieval poem.