The poetry of Statius / edited by Johannes J. L. Smolenaars, Harm-Jan van Dam, Ruurd R. Nauta.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smolenaars, Johannes Jacobus Louis.

Dam, Harm-Jan van, 1948-

Nauta, Ruurd R.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; v. 306.

Mnemosyne, 0169-8958 ; v. 306

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius)--Criticism and interpretation.

Statius, P. Papinius.

Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius).

Epic poetry, Latin--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Latin.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

x, 269 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-250) and indexes.

ISBN:

9789004171343

9004171347

OCLC:

243674017