Poetry and the Cult of the Martyrs: The Liber Peristephanon of Prudentius

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Poetry and the Cult of the Martyrs: The Liber Peristephanon of PrudentiusPrudentius' Peristephanon is a collection of martyr texts from a vital period for the growth of martyr cult in the West. Building on recent work on the cult of the saints and on the sacralization of the space and time, Roberts demonstrates how the Peristephanon relates to developments in late fourth century spirituality. The author examines how Prudentius creates an idiom to express devotion to the martyrs, particularly in the structuring of narrative

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