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Prudentius' Hymns for Hours and Seasons: Liber Cathemerinon - Routledge Later Latin Poetry Richardson, Nicholas (Merton College, University of Oxford, UK) 1st edition
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Prudentius' Hymns for Hours and Seasons: Liber Cathemerinon - Routledge Later Latin Poetry
Richardson, Nicholas (Merton College, University of Oxford, UK)
Combining faithfulness to the Latin with sensitivity to Prudentius? poetic qualities, Nicholas Richardson offers a precise yet creative verse translation of a major work by one of the most important Christian Latin poets of late antiquity. Prudentius? Hymns for Hours and Seasons alsoprovides readers with a wealth of supporting material which sets the life and output of this poet in its historical, religious and literary context, outlines manuscript and editorial details, discusses metrics and Latinity, and also gives a sense of the individual hymns of the Cathemerinon.
Richardson?s fresh translation allows readers unfamiliar with Latin to understand and interpret the poems, as well as offering those who know Latin a translation that keeps very close to the original text. Detailed notes at the end of the book illuminate both the literary and the religious aspects of each hymn. This commentary, along with the introduction and translated text, provides students and scholars alike with a comprehensive volume on one of the key works of later Latin poetry.
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| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 13, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9781138202474 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 182 |
| Dimensions | 214 × 138 × 17 mm · 268 g |
| Language | English |
