Silvae. / Book II / / P. Papinius Statius ; a commentary by Harm-Jan van Dam.

The five books of the Silvae bring together the occasional verses which Statius wrote in addition to his two epics. In these short descriptive poems Statius elaborates features taken from various genres into an original whole, in which description and eulogy play important roles. The main themes of...

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Superior document:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementary ; 82
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : E.J. Brill,, 1984.
Year of Publication:1984
Language:Latin
English
Series:Mnemosyne, Supplements 82.
Physical Description:1 online resource (539 pages).
Notes:Text in Latin, commentary in English.
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