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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas Richardson (Merton College, University of Oxford, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.362kg ISBN: 9780415716642ISBN 10: 0415716640 Pages: 182 Publication Date: 07 December 2015 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction I. Life of Prudentius II. Poetic works III. Liber Cathemerinon IV. Historical context V. Literary context VI. Were these hymns intended to be sung? VII. Language and style VIII. Metre and prosody IX. Reception and influence X. Manuscripts and text XI. The translation and notes The Hymns 1. At Cock- Crow 2. Morning Hymn 3. Before a Meal 4. After a Meal 5. At the Lighting of the Lamp 6. Before Sleep 7. For those who Fast 8. After Fasting 9. For Every Hour 10. For the Burial of the Dead 11. For Christmas 12.For EpiphanyReviewsRichardson offers a useful introduction, translation, and commentary that is aimed at undergraduate survey courses but may also appeal to non-academic readers with some Latin ... This book is ideal for undergraduate courses that include the Liber Cathemerinon. - Aaron Pelttari, University of Edinburgh, UK, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2017 Richardson offers a useful introduction, translation, and commentary that is aimed at undergraduate survey courses but may also appeal to non-academic readers with some Latin ... This book is ideal for undergraduate courses that include the Liber Cathemerinon. - Aaron Pelttari, University of Edinburgh, UK, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2017 [Richardson's] excellent translation of Prudentius' Cathermerinon captures the poet's virtues and should inspire audiences to want to read more Prudentius ... Richardson also provides a valuable introduction and notes to the Cathemerinon. The introduction orients newcomers to Prudentius by presenting an overview of his life, oeuvre, literary and historical contexts, and the Cathermerinon; experience readers of the poet, however, will also benefit from Richardson's perceptive and economical account ... [this] translation of the Cathemerinon is a keen pleasure and a major achievement. - Scott McGill, Rice University, USA, The Classical Review 2017 Richardson offers a useful introduction, translation, and commentary that is aimed at undergraduate survey courses but may also appeal to non-academic readers with some Latin ... This book is ideal for undergraduate courses that include the Liber Cathemerinon. - Aaron Pelttari, University of Edinburgh, UK, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2017 [Richardson's] excellent translation of Prudentius' Cathermerinon captures the poet's virtues and should inspire audiences to want to read more Prudentius ... Richardson also provides a valuable introduction and notes to the Cathemerinon. The introduction orients newcomers to Prudentius by presenting an overview of his life, oeuvre, literary and historical contexts, and the Cathermerinon; experience readers of the poet, however, will also benefit from Richardson's perceptive and economical account ... [this] translation of the Cathemerinon is a keen pleasure and a major achievement. - Scott McGill, Rice University, USA, The Classical Review 2017 """Richardson offers a useful introduction, translation, and commentary that is aimed at undergraduate survey courses but may also appeal to non-academic readers with some Latin ... This book is ideal for undergraduate courses that include the Liber Cathemerinon."" - Aaron Pelttari, University of Edinburgh, UK, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2017 ""[Richardson's] excellent translation of Prudentius' Cathermerinon captures the poet's virtues and should inspire audiences to want to read more Prudentius ... Richardson also provides a valuable introduction and notes to the Cathemerinon. The introduction orients newcomers to Prudentius by presenting an overview of his life, oeuvre, literary and historical contexts, and the Cathermerinon; experience readers of the poet, however, will also benefit from Richardson's perceptive and economical account ... [this] translation of the Cathemerinon is a keen pleasure and a major achievement."" - Scott McGill, Rice University, USA, The Classical Review 2017" Author InformationNicholas Richardson is an Emeritus Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, where he was Tutor in Classics between 1968 and 2004. From 2004 to 2007 he was Warden of Greyfriars Hall, Oxford. His published work includes editions and commentaries on the four major Homeric Hymns and the last four books of Homer’s Iliad, and articles on ancient literary criticism, Greek religion, and the relationship of classical with modern Greek and English literature. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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