Prudentius and the landscapes of late antiquity /
This book takes a thematic approach to the poetry of the late Latin poet Prudentius, focusing in particular on his descriptions of the geographical and cultural landscapes of late antiquity. It is argued that the poet makes use of allusion to Augustan and early imperial Latin authors to present the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book takes a thematic approach to the poetry of the late Latin poet Prudentius, focusing in particular on his descriptions of the geographical and cultural landscapes of late antiquity. It is argued that the poet makes use of allusion to Augustan and early imperial Latin authors to present the late Roman landscape as one markedly altered by the arrival of Christianity, though retaining the grandeur of the pagan past. Prudentius is set in the context of other late antique authors, including Lactantius, Jerome, Augustine, and Endelechius. Examined in particular are Prudentius' conception of the world as a text, his use of intertextuality to describe literary journeys, his view of the civic function of Christian martyrdom, his conception of heaven, and his attitude towards art and architecture. The book combines philological and intertextual criticism with approaches drawn from the fields of book history, cultural geography, and theology, to paint a fuller and richer picture of the greatest of the Christian Latin poets. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 197 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780191813412 0191813419 9780191066139 0191066133 |