A Poetics of Transformation : : Prudentius and Classical Mythology / / Martha A. Malamud.

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• VerfasserIn: Malamud, Martha A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology ; 49
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780801466892; 9783110606744
• DOI: 10.7591/9780801466892
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Martha A. Malamud.

Martha Malamud here examines conflicting cultural, religious, and literary codes in the work of Prudentius (348-post 405), perhaps the most influential poet of late antiquity. Breaking new ground, Malamud illuminates Prudentius' use of paradigms from classical mythology and suggests that his poetry constitutes both an analysis and a critique of the Christianity of his day.