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Macklin Smith
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Published
March 2015
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Author
Macklin Smith
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Published
March 2015
£53.71
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Prudentius' "Psychomachia"
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Prudentius' Psychomachia, written about A.D. 405, has been studied by classicists, medievalists, and general literary historians. Nevertheless, scholars have barely explored the allegory's inner workings or related it to its historical context. The present study remedies this critical neglect and its attendant misreadings. The author arrives at a coherent, unified interpretation by examining the work's major features in relation to the poet's life and times. He contends that the poet balanced an affirmation of Christian allegory with an ironic negation of pagan literary tradition. For this remarkable achievement his audience was the aristocracy, still largely pagan at a time of intense antagonism between the Church and old Roman religious institutions. Originally published in 1976. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author
Macklin Smith
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Published
March 2015
Weight
454g
Page Count
324
Dimensions
156 x 234 x 18 mm
ISBN
9780691617275
ISBN-10
0691617279
Eden Code
4322821
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Author/Creator: Macklin Smith
ISBN: 9780691617275
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date: March 2015
Weight: 454g
Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Eden Code: 4322821