Prudentius' Crown of martyrs: Liber peristephanon
by Prudentius
fromRoutledge later Latin poetry
Prudentius' Crown of Martyrs offers an English translation, with introduction and commentary, of the Liber Peristephanon, Prudentius' vivid collection of lyric hymns in honor of Christian martyrs. To render Prudentius' metrically varied lines for twenty-first-century readers, Le…
Prudentius' Crown of martyrs: Liber peristephanon
by Prudentius
fromRoutledge later Latin poetry
Prudentius' Crown of martyrs: Liber peristephanon
by Prudentius
fromRoutledge later Latin poetry
Prudentius' Crown of Martyrs offers an English translation, with introduction and commentary, of the Liber Peristephanon, Prudentius' vivid collection of lyric hymns in honor of Christian martyrs. To render Prudentius' metrically varied lines for twenty-first-century readers, Le…
"This new translation brings to life Prudentius' Psychomachia, one of the most widely read poems in western Europe from Late Antiquity through the Renaissance. With accompanying notes and introduction, this volume provides a fresh exploration of its themes and influence. The Psy…
"This new translation brings to life Prudentius' Psychomachia, one of the most widely read poems in western Europe from Late Antiquity through the Renaissance. With accompanying notes and introduction, this volume provides a fresh exploration of its themes and influence. The Psy…
Prudentius (b. 348 c.e.), one of the greatest Latin poets of late antiquity, was also a devoted Christian. His allegorical masterpiece, 'Psychomachia', combines epic language and theological speculation to offer a powerful vision of Roman and Christian triumphalism. Yet this imp…