1st Edition
Prudentius' Hymns for Hours and Seasons Liber Cathemerinon
Introduction
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 Epiphany
Biography
Nicholas 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.
"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
