Opera Omnia

Opera Omnia presents the complete works of Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, a prominent Latin Christian poet of the late 4th and early 5th centuries. This comprehensive collection showcases Prudentius’s significant contributions to Christian literature, offering readers a profound insight into the religious and cultural landscape of Late Antiquity. Included are his celebrated works such as 'Psychomachia', an allegorical battle between virtues and vices, and 'Liber Cathemerinon', a collection of hymns for various hours of the day and liturgical seasons. Also featured are 'Peristephanon', a series of poems honoring Christian martyrs, and 'Contra Symmachum', a polemical work defending Christianity against paganism. Prudentius’s masterful use of classical poetic forms to convey Christian themes makes his work both artistically significant and historically invaluable. This edition offers a unique opportunity to explore the depth and beauty of Prudentius’s poetry and its enduring influence on Western literature and thought.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.