Brill's companion to Statius / edited by W.J. Dominik, C.E. Newlands, and K. Gervais.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dominik, William J.

Newlands, Carole Elizabeth

Gervais, Kyle

Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Series:

Brill's companions in classical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Statius, P. Papinius.

Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius).

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xix, 702 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]

Summary:

Brill's Companion to Statius is the first companion volume to be published on arguably the most important Roman poet of the Flavian period. Thirty-four newly commissioned chapters from international experts provide a comprehensive overview of recent approaches to Statius, discuss the fundamental issues and themes of his poetry, and suggest new fruitful areas for research. All of his works are considered: the Thebaid, his longest extant epic; the Achilleid, his unfinished epic; and the Silvae, his collected short poetry. Particular themes explored include the social, cultural, and political issues surrounding his poetry; his controversial aesthetic; the influence of his predecessors upon his poetry; and the scholarly and literary reception of his poetry in subsequent ages to the present. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Introduction

1 Reading Statius / Carole E. Newtands Newtands, Carole E., Kyle Gervais Gervais, Kyle, William J. Dominik Dominik, William J. 3

Part 2 Beginnings

2 Statius on Invocation and Inspiration / K. Sara Myers Myers, K. Sara 31

3 The Silvae: Poetics of Impromptu and Cultural Consumption / Gianpiero Rosati Rosati, Gianpiero 54

4 The Beginnings of the Achilleid / Randall T. Ganiban Ganiban, Randall T. 73

Part 3 Social and Cultural Matters

5 Creating the Distinguished Addressee: Literary Patronage in the Works of Statius / Meike Rühl Rühl, Meike 91

6 Gift and Society in the Works of Statius / Neil Coffee Coffee, Neil 106

7 Negative Stereotypes of Wealth in the Works of Statius / Bruce Gibson Gibson, Bruce 123

8 Family and Kinship in the Works of Statins / Neil W. Bernstein Bernstein, Neil W. 139

Part 4 Transgressive Poetics: The Achilleid

9 Statius' Achilleid: The Paradoxical Epic / Peter J. Davis Davis, Peter J. 157

10 Intertext, Metapoetry, and Visuality in the Achilleid / Christopher Chinn Chinn, Christopher 173

11 Similes and Gender in the Achilleid / Charles McNeils McNeils, Charles 189

Part 5 Conflict, Power, and Death in the Thebaid

12 "War Came in Disarray..." (Thebaid 7.616): Statius and the Depiction of Battle / Rhiannon Ash Ash, Rhiannon 207

13 Parent-Child Conflict in the Thebaid / Kyle Gervais Gervais, Kyle 221

14 Transgressing Boundaries of the Unthinkable: Sophocles, Ovid, Vergil, Seneca, and Homer Refracted in Statius' Thebaid / Frederick Ahl Ahl, Frederick 240

15 Similes and Their Programmatic Role in the Thebaid / William J. Dominik Dominik, William J. 266

16 The Constitutional Status of Euripidean and Statian Theseus: Some Aspects of the Criticism of Absolute Power in the Thebaid / Cecilia Criado Criado, Cecilia 291

17 Dead Woman Walking: Jocasta in the Thebaid / Jessica S. Dietrich Dietrich, Jessica S. 307

Part 6 Predecessors and Contemporaries

18 Statius' Epic Poetry: A Challenge to the Literary Past / Laura Micozzi Micozzi, Laura 325

19 Statius' Thebaid and Greek Tragedy: The Legacy of Thebes / Agis Marinis Marinis, Agis 343

20 Georgics 2.497 and Thebaid 1.19-20: Allusion and Inspiration / Victoria E. Pagán Pagán, Victoria E. 362

21 Statius and Senecan Drama / Antony Augoustakis Augoustakis, Antony 377

22 Lucan's De Bello Civili in the Thebaid / Paul Roche Roche, Paul 393

23 Following after Valerius: Argonautic Imagery in the Thebaid / Helen Lovatt Lovatt, Helen 408

24 Statius and Sums Italicus / François Ripoll Ripoll, François 425

25 Statius and Martial: Post-vatic Self-fashioning in Flavian Rome / Luke Roman Roman, Luke 444

Part 7 Reception

26 Reading Statius Through a Biographical Lens / Ruth Parkes Parkes, Ruth 465

27 Papinius Noster: Statius in Roman Late Antiquity / Helen Kaufmann Kaufmann, Helen 481

28 Medieval Statius: Belatedness and Authority / Robert R. Edwards Edwards, Robert R. 497

29 Statius in Dante's Commedia / Peter Heslin Heslin, Peter 512

30 The Thebaid in Italian Renaissance Epic: The Case of Capaneus / Pramit Chaudhuri Chaudhuri, Pramit 527

31 Early Modern Thebaid: The Latin Commentary Tradition / Valéry Berlincourt Berlincourt, Valéry 543

32 Statian Recusatio: Angelo Poliziano and John Dryden / Dustin Mengelkoch Mengelkoch, Dustin 562

33 Naturalizing Statius / Susanna Braund Braund, Susanna 579

34 Statius in an Ideological Climate / Carole E. Newlands Newlands, Carole E. 600.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 612-673) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

ISBN:

9004217894

9789004217898

OCLC:

897468118

Publisher Number:

99963116164