Prudentius

M. Beugnot would ascribe the whole scene to the poetic imagination of Prudentius; but I must observe, that, however Prudentius is sometimes elevated by the grandeur of his subject to vivid and eloquent language, this flight of invention would be so much bolder and more vigorous than usual with this poet, that I cannot but suppose there must have been some foundation for the story, though it may have been exaggerated by the poet, or misrepresented by the historian. —

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

The fancy of Prudentius is warmed and elevated by victory] 22 Prudentius, after he has described the conversion of the senate and people, asks, with some truth and confidence,

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

The classics were allowed to perish, and their place was taken by Christian poets such as Prudentius or Juvencus, by moralizations of Aesop, patchwork compositions known as 'centos' on Scriptural themes, and the like.

The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London 1901

The schoolmaster laid stress upon authors such as Prudentius, Sedulius, and

Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England 1886

A few solitary texts of the earliest time are in capitals, such as the really handsome "Prudentius" of the Paris National Library, where the entire text of the great Christian poet is boldly inscribed in the centre of a large white page of vellum, like a series of separate inscriptions.

Illuminated Manuscripts John William Bradley 1873

Rather than trying to convert his thinly Christianized audience through Scriptural exegesis or christological explanation, Prudentius lets the beauty and interrelated complexity of the natural world draw the mind towards the Creator.

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The poetry of Prudentius is influenced by early Christian authors, such as Tertullian and St. Ambrose, as well as the Bible and the acts of the martyrs.

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On the contrary, Prudentius employs a wide variety of images from nature to proclaim God's involvement in the physical world.

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I admit to being a bit confused as to what actually comprises the Cathemerinon; some sources seem to indicate that it's a long I guess "alphabetic"; 2 x 26 = 52? hymn of 52 stanzas, but this Project Gutenberg book seems to say that the whole collection of hymns of Prudentius is called The Cathemerinon.

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Written in conscious imitation of the pagan hymns of Horace, Prudentius' hymns are full of images drawn from the world of nature.

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