PRUDENTIUS

(Aurelius Clemens Prudentius)proodĕnˈshəs, b. 348, Christian Latin poet, b. Spain. He wrote a number of hymns, occasional Christian lyrics, and poems on saints. Although he held a high place at the Roman court, he eventually retired to devote himself to religion.

See B. M. Peebles, The Poet Prudentius (1951).

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books on: Prudentius  - 791 results

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Prudentius on the Martyrs
Book by Anne-Marie Palmer; Clarendon Press, 1989
Subjects: Christian Martyrs In Literature, Christian Poetry, Latin--History And Criticism, Christianity And Literature--Rome, Prudentius--B. 348--Peristephanon
...and ancient authors, 53 was Aurelius Prudentius Clemens; he him self gives us only the name Prudentius at Pe. 2. 582, where he calls himself...This matter seems hardly in question for Prudentius on the basis of the evidence of the Praefa...
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Early Medieval Glosses on Prudentius' Psychomachia: The Weitz Tradition
Book by Sinead O'Sullivan; Brill, 2004
Subjects: Christian Poetry, Latin--History And Criticism, Manuscripts, Medieval, Prudentius--B. 348--Psychomachia, Soul In Literature
For Ruotger, Prudentius thus combines Christian doctrine with elo...Ruotger emphasises the canonical status of Prudentius. Ruotger, of course, is clearly following in a tradition. Prudentius orthodoxy had been elucidated much earlier...
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Poems
Book by Sister M. Clement Eagan, Prudentius; Catholic University of America Press, 1962
Subjects: Hymns, Latin--Translations Into English
...Aires 1942 . Pope, R. Martin and R. F. Davis. The Hymns of Prudentius , The Temple Classics London 1905 . Smith, E. G. Songs from Prudentius London 1898 . Stam, J. Prudentius. Hamartigenia Amsterdam 1940 . Thackeray, St. F. John...
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The Early History of Greed: The Sin of Avarice in Early Medieval Thought and Literature
Book by Richard Newhauser; Cambridge University Press, 2000
Subjects: Avarice--History, Christian Ethics--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500
...Appendix. 47 Compare Smith, Prudentius Psychomachia, p. 155. Perhaps...Fraud . 48 Many of the details Prudentius used to describe these figures...borrowed from Virgil. For studies of Prudentius use of Virgil, consult the bibliography...
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Constructing Identities in Late Antiquity
Book by Richard Miles; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Christianity--Rome--Influence, Civilization, Classical, Identity (Philosophical Concept) In Literature, Rome--Cultural Policy, Rome--History--Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th Centuries
...Hanna, R. 1977 The Sources and Art of Prudentius Psychomachia , C. Ph. 72, 108-15...Demonic Vices and Descriptive Allegory in Prudentius Psychomachia , Amsterdam. j James...Love . Oxford. m Malamud, M. 1989 Prudentius and the Poetics of Transformation...
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journal articles on: Prudentius  - 44 results

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Bridal Songs: Catullan Epithalamia and Prudentius Peristephanon 3
Journal article by Jacqueline Clarke; Antichthon, Vol. 40, 2006
Subjects: Marriage, Poetry, Society, Weddings
...Bridal Songs: Catullan Epithalamia and Prudentius Peristephanon 3 by Jacqueline Clarke Prudentius account of the martyrdom of the young Spanish...reputation is worthy of detailed examination. Prudentius was arguably the Christian poet most influenced...
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"Of the Father's Love Begotten"
Journal article by Vincent A. Lenti; The Hymn, Vol. 60, 2009
...author? The Life of Prudentius1 Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, the author of "Of the Fathers...He is generally known to us simply as Prudentius. Compared with other early Latin hymn...city. All that we know of the life of Prudentius comes from some verses he wrote at age...
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Allegorical Buildings in Mediaeval Literature
Journal article by Jill Mann; Medium Aevum, Vol. 63, 1994
Subjects: Allegory--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Architecture, Medieval--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Literature, Medieval--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...allegorical building, Huon is imitating Prudentius Psychomachia, a text which was both...between Christianity and paganism in Prudentius own fourth-century culture.(12...a temple for the Ark in Jerusalem, Prudentius says, so the Virtues will build a temple...
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The Fivesquare Amsterdam of Ian McEwan
Journal article by Robert E. Kohn; Critical Survey, Vol. 16, 2004
Subjects: Amsterdam (Novel)--Achievements and awards, McEwan, Ian--Achievements and awards, McEwan, Ian--Criticism and interpretation
...best with McEwans Amsterdam is that of Prudentius, the fourth-century Christian poet...renewed again and again. How often, Prudentius explains, when the plaguing sins have...italics added). In Doughertys words, Prudentius imagines the holy city under siege to...
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The Validation of the Orpheus Minor Scales in a Working Population
Journal article by John Rust; Social Behavior and Personality, Vol. 26, 1998
...psychological theory of the classical scholar Prudentius, who published his "Psychomachia...classified and categorized in terms of the Prudentius model of personality. Integrity traits...items were included for each of the 7 Prudentius traits. This was administered to 198...
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magazine articles on: Prudentius  - 13 results

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Culture and the Light of Faith: Robert Louis Wilken Explores How Christianity Embraced and Transformed Classical Culture
Magazine article by Robert Louis Wilken; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, February 2011
Subjects: Christian art and symbolism--Forecasts and trends, Christian art--Forecasts and trends, Civilization, Classical--Religious aspects, Civilization, Greco-Roman--Religious aspects, Classical antiquities--Religious aspects, Classical civilization--Religious aspects
...genuine literary works was Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, who was born into a Christian...the civil administration. What sets Prudentius apart is that he saw himself as a poet...my soul praise God with my voice." Prudentius wrote his poems to be read aloud in...
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The Triumph of Greed: Tax Evasion, Tax Avoidance, Money Laundering: Institutionalised Crime Is So Much Part of the Global Economy. Then There Is Moral Crime. Look No Further Than Northern Rock for That
Magazine article by Clive Dilnot; New Statesman, Vol. 137, December 8, 2008
Subjects: Global economy--Forecasts and trends, Money laundering--Cases, Mortgage banks--Reorganization and restructuring, Northern Rock PLC--Reorganization and restructuring, Tax evasion--Investigations, Tax planning--Methods
...isolating greed and transforming it into a virtue. The poet Prudentius offers a particularly compelling image. In an allegory...of salvage, it is joined by all the crimes that are, as Prudentius says ... the brood of their mother Greeds black milk. Murder...
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The Lover's Guide to Trapping
Magazine article by Losana Boyd; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, June 2010
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Lover's Guide to Trapping (Poetry collection)--Book reviews
...static face" of the deceased soldiers of Afghanistan and Iraq, who appear in stark display each night on television. "Prudentius, Seneca, Boethius, Etc.," written in blank-verse tercets, describes the Chinese fishermen, who use ring-necked...
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An Extraordinary Moment: Four New Organ Concertos
Magazine article by Wayne Leupold; The American Organist, Vol. 45, April 2011
...eleventhcentury plainsong melody, Divinium mysterium (most often heard paired with the fourth-century Aurelius Clemens Prudentius hymn text "Of the Fathers love begotten"), is a part of the fabric of the slow second movement, Canto (to God and dog...
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God, Gold Corruption and Poverty
Magazine article by Dominic Janes; History Today, Vol. 48, December 1998
Subjects: Catholic Church--Rites and ceremonies, Christianity and culture--History, Religion and culture--History
...her hagiography she was seen by her parents eight days after her death dressed in splendid garments. The late Roman poet Prudentius tells us that, as her spirit rose into heaven, Agnes trampled gold, silver, garments, dwellings, pomp, anger, fear...
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newspaper articles on: Prudentius  - 2 results

 
 
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Children's Choir Festival Is Biggest Yet
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), June 26, 2005
...Bachs Cantata 196 and "Hope for Resolution," a 12th century chant setting of a fifth century text by Aurelius Clemens Prudentius. Participants in this years festival include two Australian choirs: Birralee Blokes and Brisbane Birralee Voices. The U...
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Darker Side of a White Christmas
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 21, 2006
...The Fathers Love Begotten, a straight translation of Corde Natus Ex Parentis, written in the fifth century by one Aurelius Prudentius and sung to a gorgeous 11th-century tune. But perhaps the most powerful hymns of the season are those which sing not merely...


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encyclopedia articles on: Prudentius  - 3 results

 
 
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Prudentius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PRUDENTIUS (Aurelius Clemens Prudentius)prooden sh s, b. 348, Christian Latin poet, b. Spain...devote himself to religion. See B. M. Peebles, The Poet Prudentius (1951). ____________________ Copyright...
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Latin Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...classical inspiration died, the tradition of Latin literature was borrowed from and carried forward in Christian writing. Prudentius attempted to build a Christian style on classical models, but failed. The Latin language became the standard language of...
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Hymn
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...tetrameter, was the basis of nearly all Christian hymnody until the 16th cent. Notable Latin hymns are Corde natus ex parentis by Prudentius in the 4th cent., and Fortunatus 6th-century processionals, Vexilla regis and Pange lingua (whose meter was imitated...


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