Prudentius and the Landscapes of Late Antiquity

Synopsis

This Work Considers The Representation Of The Geographical And Cultural Landscapes Of Late Antiquity In The Work Of The Latin Poet Prudentius. It Argues That His Use Of Allusion To Augustan And Early Imperial Latin Authors Presents These Landscapes As Being Marked By The Arrival Of Christianity, Though Retaining The Grandeur Of The Pagan Past. Machine Generated Contents Note: Recent Research On Prudentius -- Geography In Late Antiquity -- Outline Of The Book -- 1. Reading As A Journey -- 1.1. Transmission Of The Peristephanon: A Brief Survey -- 1.2. Technical Handbooks, Armchair Pilgrims, And Ethnography -- 1.3. Book Of Nature And The World As Text -- 1.4. Travelling Reader -- 2. Intertextual Journeys -- 2.1. Travel And Experience -- 2.2. Eulalia -- 2.3. Hippolytus -- 2.4. Cassian -- 3. Urban Space And Roman History -- 3.1. Early Christian Ideas About The City -- 3.2. Martyr As Saviour Of The City -- 3.3. Community And The Martyr: Procession And Celebration -- 3.4. Effacing The City: The Landscape Of The Psychomachia -- 4. Pastoral And Rural Spaces -- 4.1. Endelechius And Christian Pastoral -- 4.2. Farming And Faith In The Contra Orationem Symmachi -- 4.3. Visions Of Heaven -- 4.4. Temple Of The Soul -- 5. Describing Art -- 5.1. Art And Idolatry -- 5.2. Problem Of Interpreting Christian Art -- 5.3. Ambiguous Architecture -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Editions Of Prudentius Consulted -- Editions Of Other Authors Consulted -- Modern Works Cited. Cillian O'hogan. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 167-190) And Indexes.