Prudentius on the Martyrs - Palmer, Anne-Marie (formerly Junior Fellow, formerly Junior Fellow, St Hilda's College, Oxford (1980-1982))

Prudentius was a Latin poet of the early 4th century AD in Spain. His "Peristephanon" is a collection of poems on martyrs and their deaths which Dr Palmer examines together with the poet's life, background and society investigating why the poems were written and discussing their intended audience.