Poetry and the Cult of the Martyrs: The Liber Peristephanon of PrudentiusUniversity of Michigan Press, 1993 - 222 strán (strany) Prudentius' Peristephanon is a collection of martyr texts from a vital period for the growth of martyr cult in the West. Building on recent work on the cult of the saints and on the sacralization of the space and time, Roberts demonstrates how the Peristephanon relates to developments in late fourth century spirituality. The author examines how Prudentius creates an idiom to express devotion to the martyrs, particularly in the structuring of narrative and the use of poetic language. Roberts concludes by demonstrating how Prudentius employs the model of martyr cult to articulate the status of Christian literature, the role of the bishop in the Christian community, and the symbolic status of Rome in the Christian West. Michael Roberts is Robert Rich Professor of Latin, Wesleyan University. Jacket art: Gold-glass vase, after A.D. 350. By permission of the Trustees of the British Museum. |
Obsah
The Martyr in Time and Place | 9 |
The Road to Heaven | 79 |
The Martyr as Bishop and Teacher | 109 |
Poet and Pilgrim | 131 |
Sacred Space and Time | 189 |
199 | |
209 | |
Index Locorum 217 | 61 |
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Poetry and the Cult of the Martyrs: The Liber Peristephanon of Prudentius Michael Roberts Zobrazenie úryvkov - 1993 |
Poetry and the Cult of the Martyrs: The Liber Peristephanon of Prudentius Michael Roberts Zobrazenie úryvkov - 1993 |
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Ambrose apostles ascent association Augustine baptism baptistery basilica biblical bishop blood body Calahorra carcer Cassian catacomb Cathemerinon celebration chrétienne Christ Christian Christian community church CSEL Cyprian Damasus darkness Datian death Delehaye dentius described devotion Écoles françaises d'Athènes emphasizes Epigr equivalent Études Eulalia festival fourth century Fructuosus heaven and earth heavenly Hippolytus holy inscriptions Jacques Fontaine language late antique Lavarenne locus Malamud martyr cult martyr narrative martyr text martyr's shrine martyrdom Massa Candida metaphor metonymic pagan parallel Paris passage passion Paul Paulinus of Nola Peristephanon persecution persecutor Peter Petruccione phrase poem poenae poésie latine poet Poetics poetry Pope Damasus prayer prison Prudence Prudentian Prudentius Psychomachia punishment Quintilian Quirinus reference relationship relics role Roma Christiana Roman Rome saints sense sequence Serm siècle soul speech spiritual suffering synecdochical teacher tomb torture underworld verb victory Victricius of Rouen Vincent Virgil Virgilian whole word worshippers