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, Len Kris...

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1. Verfasser:	Prudentius 348- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Krisak, Len 1948- (ÜbersetzerIn), Pucci, Joseph Michael 1957- (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2020
Schriftenreihe:	Routledge later Latin poetry Routledge later Latin poetry
Schlagworte:	Christian martyrs / Poetry / Early works to 1800
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	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, Len Krisak relies on the inherent iambic nature of English. The introduction offers insight into social, political, and literary features of the fourth century, the life of Prudentius, the poet's other works, his Latinity and mastery of ancient meters, and the manuscript tradition and the reception of Prudentius in the Middle Ages and beyond. Given Prudentius' central place in the history of Latin poetry, this translation is a welcome resource for general readers interested in Western literary history. It will also find a home with scholarly audiences working on Late Antique and Early Christian literature and culture, in a wide variety of college classrooms and in academic libraries
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (viii, 171 pages)
ISBN:	9781351136945 1351136941 9781351136938 1351136933 9781351136921 1351136925 9781351136914 1351136917