Prudentius on the Martyrs Tapa dura - 1989

Clarendon, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Near Fine. VG/VG+ 1st ed Oxford hardback, unclipped DJ. Name in pen inside front cover with a few pencil notes beneath it, bright and unmarked otherwise. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; ISBN: 019814721X. ISBN/EAN: 9780198147213. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091293.. 9780198147213

Clarendon Press, Oxford,1989. X,326p. Original blue cloth with dust wrps. Spine gilt titled. A lot of pencil markings and strikes, mostly in the margins as well as some pencil annotations. Series: Oxford Classical Monographs. ?The book under review was developed from a doctoral thesis (?), but bears few if any of the imperfections that one might associate with a budding scholar?s first fruits. The composition of the book is well-considered so that most of the information presented has an identifiable function within the whole. Questions, problems, controversies are dealt with in a systematic and logical manner, giving the reader a clear notion of the author?s own point of view. The book as a whole makes for pleasant reading and leaves the reader a good deal better-informed on matters concerning both the poet Prudentius, his cultural environment and his heritage, and the hymns on the martyrs, Peristphanon, which form the study?s main concern. (?) The author (?) is convinced (?) that ?a more… Leer más

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