Prudentius and the Landscapes of Late Antiquity
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Nov 29, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780198749226
Description: This work considers the representation of the geographical and cultural landscapes of late antiquity in the work of the Latin poet Prudentius. It argues that his use of allusion to Augustan and early imperial Latin authors presents these landscapes as being marked by the arrival of Christianity, though retaining the grandeur of the pagan past.