Ennodio lettore di Prudenzio: aspetti stilistici e compositivi

This article examines the influence of Prudentius's poetry on Ennodius's literary memory, beginning with an assessment of Prudentius as a stylistic and rhetorical model. The analysis explores how shared motifs evolve into literary commonplaces, specifically within Ennodius's hymnodic production, where this influence is most pronounced. Furthermore, the evidence highlights Prudentius's status as a 'new classic' for later authors who, like Ennodius, refined their style to achieve greater communicative impact