The poetry of Statius / edited by Johannes J.L. Smolenaars, Harm-Jan van Dam, Ruurd R. Nauta.
The Roman poet P. Papinius Statius (ca. 45-96) is the author of two epics (the Thebaid and the unfinished Achilleid ) and a large corpus of occasional verse ( Silvae ). This poetry, long seen as derivative or decadent, is increasingly appreciated for the daring and originality of its responses both...
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| Superior document: | Mnemosyne, v. 306 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- 'In pondere non magno satis ponderosae ...': Gronovius and the printed tradition of the Thebaid / Valéry Berlincourt
- Stones in the forest : epigraphic allusion in the Silvae / Kathleen M. Coleman
- Wandering woods again : from Poliziano to Grotius / Harm-Jan van Dam
- The equine cuckoo : Statius' Ecus Maximus Domitiani Imperatoris and the Flavian Forum / Michael Dewar
- Battle narrative in Statius, Thebaid / Bruce Gibson
- Statius and the Greek tragedians on Athens, Thebes and Rome / P.J. Heslin
- Jupiter in Thebaid 1 again / D.E. Hill
- Statius in the Silvae / Ruurd R. Nauta
- Statius, Domitian and acknowledging paternity : rituals of succession in the Thebaid / Gianpiero Rosati
- Dust, water and sweat : the Statian puer between charm and weakness, play and war / Lorenzo Sanna
- Statius Thebaid 1.72 : is Jocasta dead or alive? the tradition of Jocasta's suicide in Greek and Roman drama and in Statius' Thebaid / Johannes J.L. Smolenaars.