Prudentius' Crown Of Martyrs: Liber Peristephanon (routledge Later Latin Poetry)

Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 Abbreviations 9 Introduction 10 I: Historical context; the life of Prudentius; the poet’s output 12 Notes 15 II: Historical, literary, and poetic contexts of the Peristephanon 17 Notes 25 III: Textual history and reception 27 Notes 29 IV: The Meters of the Peristephanon 30 V: Principles of translation 33 The Peristephanon 36 I: A Hymn in Honor of the Holy Martyrs Emeterius and Chelidonius of Calahorra 38 Notes 42 II: A Hymn in Honor of the Passion of the Most Blessed Martyr Lawrence 44 Notes 61 III: A Hymn in Honor of the Passion of the Most Blessed Martyr Eulalia 64 Notes 70 IV: A Hymn in Honor of the Eighteen Holy Martyrs of Saragossa 71 Notes 77 V: The Passion of St. Vincent, Martyr 79 Notes 96 VI: A Hymn in Honor of the Most Blessed Martyrs Fructuosus, Bishop of the Church of Tarragona and Augurius and Eulogius, Deacons 98 Notes 103 VII: A Hymn in Honor of the Martyr Quirinus, Bishop of the Church of Sisak 104 Notes 106 VIII: On a Site in Calahorra Where Martyrs Suffered and Where a Baptistery Is Now 108 Notes 108 IX: The Passion of Saint Cassian of Imola 109 Notes 112 X: The Declarations of St. Romanus the Martyr Against the Pagans 113 Notes 146 XI: To Bishop Valerianus on the Passion of the Most Blessed Martyr Hippolytus 149 Notes 158 XII: The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul 160 Notes 162 XIII: The Passion of Cyprian 164 Notes 169 XIV: The Passion of Agnes 170 Notes 173 Bibliography 174 Index 176 "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." 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. Translated By Len Krisak ; With Introduction And Notes By Joseph Pucci. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.