A poetics of transformation : Prudentius and classical mythology
1989, 1st edition. Ithaca : Cornell University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #389496
ISBN: 0801422493
Series: Cornell studies in classical philology ; v. 49. Physical description: xiii, 192 pages. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-188). Contents: Acknowledgments -- Note on Texts Used -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Backgrounds -- 2. Word Games -- 3. Words at War -- 4. A Mythical Martyr -- 5. Dubious Distinctions -- 6. Saint Agnes and the Chaste Tree -- Selected Bibliography -- Index of Passages Quoted -- General Index. Subjects: Prudentius Clemens, Aurelius 348-approximately 405; Christian poetry, Latin History and criticism; Mythology, Classical, in literature; Christianity and literature Rome; Rome (Empire).
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