Martha A. Malamud is Professor of Classics at the University at Buffalo. She is the author of A Poetics of Transformation: Prudentius and Classical Mythology.

"I am most impressed with the clarity and precision of this translation. Martha A. Malamud's verses render Prudentius’ Latin into lucid and compelling measures that honor the literal meaning even as they imitate the cacophony, alliteration, and occasional clusters of half rhyme in the original. Throughout, Malamud demonstrates her keen ear for Prudentius’ language."

• AcknowledgmentsNote on Translations and EditionsTHE ORIGIN OF SIN: AN ENGLISH TRANSLATIONPrefaceThe Origin of SinAN INTERPRETIVE ESSAYIntroduction1. Writing in Chains2. Figuring It Out3. Seeking Hidden Truth4. Falling into Language5. Under Assault6. Generation of Vipers7. Signs of Woe8. In AenigmateNotesReferences Index

Martha A. Malamud is Professor of Classics at the University at Buffalo. She is the author of A Poetics of Transformation: Prudentius and Classical Mythology.

"I am most impressed with the clarity and precision of this translation. Martha A. Malamud's verses render Prudentius’ Latin into lucid and compelling measures that honor the literal meaning even as they imitate the cacophony, alliteration, and occasional clusters of half rhyme in the original. Throughout, Malamud demonstrates her keen ear for Prudentius’ language."

• AcknowledgmentsNote on Translations and EditionsTHE ORIGIN OF SIN: AN ENGLISH TRANSLATIONPrefaceThe Origin of SinAN INTERPRETIVE ESSAYIntroduction1. Writing in Chains2. Figuring It Out3. Seeking Hidden Truth4. Falling into Language5. Under Assault6. Generation of Vipers7. Signs of Woe8. In AenigmateNotesReferences Index