Christendom Witnesses to the Martyrs: Modulations of the Acta Martyrum in Prudentius' Peristephanon, vi

In hymn vi of his Peristephanon, Prudentius dramatically reworks the plot of the Passio Fructuosi. The poet turns the perpetrators from well-known and dutiful representatives of a transient empire into despicable caricatures of evil and vice, transforms the martyred bishop from a caring pastor into...

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Main Author: Bilby, Mark Glen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2012
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2012, Volume: 63, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-235
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