Latin historiography and poetry in the early empire : generic interactions / / edited by John F. Miller and A.J. Woodman.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne supplements. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature, 321
• TeilnehmendeR: Miller, John F., 1950-; Woodman, A. J. 1945-
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 321.; Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Notes: Papers presented at the "Proxima poetis: Latin historiography and poetry in the early empire" conference, held at the University of Virginia on April 11-12, 2008.; Sequel to: Clio and the poets (Brill, 2002).
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Chapter One. Crowds And Leaders In Imperial Historiography And In Epic /; Chapter Two. Causation In Post-Augustan Epic /; Chapter Three. Too Close? Historian And Poet In The Apocolocyntosis /; Chapter Four. Cannibalising History: Livian Moments In Statius’ Thebaid /; Chapter Five. Replacing History: Inaugurating The New Year In Statius, Silvae 4.1 /; Chapter Six. The Eruption Of Vesuvius In The Epistles Of Statius And Pliny /; Chapter Seven. From Sallust To Silius Italicus: Metus Hostilis And The Fall Of Rome In The Punica /; Chapter Eight. Rhoxolani Blues (Tacitus, Histories 1.79): Virgil’s Scythian Ethnography Revisited /; Chapter Nine. AC RURSUS Nova Laborum Facies: Tacitus’ Repetition Of Virgil’s Wars At Histories 3.26–34 /; Chapter Ten. Amicus Caesaris: Vibius Crispus In The Works Of Juvenal And Tacitus /; Chapter Eleven. The Unfortunate Marriage Of Gaius Silius: Tacitus And Juvenal On The Fall Of Messalina /; Chapter Twelve. The Figure Of Seneca In Tacitus And The Octavia /; Bibliography /; Index Locorum /; General Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1282948725; 9786612948725; 9047430999
• ISSN: 0169-8958
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by John F. Miller and A.J. Woodman.

This book, a sequel to Clio and the Poets (Brill 2002), takes as its point of departure Quintilian's statement that 'historiography is very close to the poets': it examines not only how verse interfaces with historical texts but also how first-century AD Roman historians engage with issues and patterns of thought central to contemporary poetry and with specific poetic texts. Included are substantive discussions of a wide range of authors, notably Lucan, Seneca, Statius, Pliny, Juvenal, Silius Italicus, and Tacitus.