| #1139871 in Books | 1949-01-01 | 1949-01-31 | Original language:Latin | PDF # 1 | 6.00 x1.00 x4.00l,.60 | File type: PDF | 432 pages||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Prudentius- epic poet|By James L Powell|I bought this text to use for classes at seminary and it is a largely unknown to Christians in general. Prudentius was witness to the incorporation, not the rejection of the greatness that was the literary heritage of Rome. I cannot speak to how it measures up to Virgil and Horace in Latin. but the works in volume 1 have given me a deep
Prudentius (Aurelius Prudentius Clemens) was born in 348 CE probably at Caesaraugusta (Saragossa) and lived mostly in northeastern Spain, but visited Rome between 400 and 405. His parents, presumably Christian, had him educated in literature and rhetoric. He became a barrister and at least once later on an administrator; he afterwards received some high honour from Emperor Theodosius. Prudentius was a strong Christian who admired the old pagan literature and art, esp...
You easily download any file type for your device.Prudentius, Volume 1 | Prudentius. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
