Prudentius on the martyrs

Abstract

Abbreviations Introduction The man and his poetry Curiositas and credulity The form and purpose of the Peristephanon Prudentian Imitatio and Christian 'Augustanism' 'Egregiae Animae' Prudentius and the Imperial poets The martyrdom of bishop Fructuosos and his deacons The Peristephanon and its sources Epilogue