Dal racconto storico-agiografico alla riscrittura poetica: Prudenzio e l’inno su san Romano (Peristephanon X)
Peristephanon X, a hymn on the martyrdom of St. Romanus of Antioch, may be considered the masterpiece of Prudentius’ poetry on the Christian martyrs. Romanus is represented as a Christian hero. As a rhetor, he defends his faith against paganism as if he were a lawyer; as a martyr, he follows Christ’...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | Italian |
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Pubblicazioni Agostiniane
[2020]
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Augustinianum
Year: 2020, Volume: 60, Issue: 2, Pages: 399-426 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KCD Hagiography; saints |
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Summary: | Peristephanon X, a hymn on the martyrdom of St. Romanus of Antioch, may be considered the masterpiece of Prudentius’ poetry on the Christian martyrs. Romanus is represented as a Christian hero. As a rhetor, he defends his faith against paganism as if he were a lawyer; as a martyr, he follows Christ’s example in accepting torture and death. Prudentius’ poetry aims to stimulate and revivify the Christian belief of his audience. |
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ISSN: | 2162-6499 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Augustinianum
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/agstm202060222 |