Title: Prudentius
Description: Prudentius (born 348 CE) used allegory and classical Latin verse forms in the service of Christianity. His works include the Psychomachia, an allegorical description of the struggle between (Christian) virtues and (pagan) vices; lyric poetry; and--a valuable source on Christian iconography--poetic inscriptions for biblical scenes on the walls of a church.
Subjects: Early Christian poetry, Apologetics, Early works to 1800, Theology, Literature, history and criticism, Translations into English, Latin Christian poetry, Latin Hymns
People: Prudentius (b. 348)