Prudentius on the Martyrs. - PALMER, A.,
KORTE INHOUD
?The book under review was developed from a doctoral thesis (?), but bears few if any of the imperfections that one might associate with a budding scholar?s first fruits. The composition of the book is well-considered so that most of the information presented has an identifiable function within the whole. Questions, problems, controversies are dealt with in a systematic and logical manner, giving the reader a clear notion of the author?s own point of view. The book as a whole makes for pleasant reading and leaves the reader a good deal better-informed on matters concerning both the poet Prudentius, his cultural environment and his heritage, and the hymns on the martyrs, Peristphanon, which form the study?s main concern. (?) The author (?) is convinced (?) that ?a more far-reaching and balanced judgement of the poems? [of the Peristephanon - ND] can be achieved only by setting them in their cultural context. This tenet proves a guiding principle throughout the book (?). The first two chapters deal with Prudent...
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Oxford,1989. X,326p. Original blue cloth with dust wrps. Spine gilt titled. A lot of pencil markings and strikes, mostly in the margins as well as some pencil annotations. Series: Oxford Classical Monographs. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: PALMER, A.,] [Uitgever: Clarendon Press] [Jaar: 1989] [Titel: Prudentius on the Martyrs.]
