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Silvae / Statius ; edited and translated by D.R. Shackleton Bailey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius), author.
- Series:
- Loeb classical library ; 206.
- Loeb Classical Library ; 206
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Epic poetry, Latin--Translations into English.
- Epic poetry, Latin.
- Occasional verse, Latin--Translations into English.
- Occasional verse, Latin.
- Rome--History--Domitian, 81-96--Poetry.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- New edition / with corrections by Christopher A. Parrott.
- Other Title:
- Digital Loeb.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- <p>Statius's Silvae, thirty-two occasional poems, were written probably between 89 and 96 CE. The verse is light in touch, with a distinct pictorial quality. D. R. Shackleton Bailey's edition, which replaced the earlier Loeb Classical Library edition by J. H. Mozley, is now reissued with corrections by Christopher A. Parrott. Statius's Silvae, thirty-two occasional poems, were written probably between 89 and 96 CE. Here the poet congratulates friends, consoles mourners, offers thanks, admires a monument or artistic object, and describes a memorable scene. The verse is light in touch, with a distinct pictorial quality. Statius gives us in these impromptu poems clear images of Domitian's Rome. Statius was raised in the Greek cultural milieu of the Bay of Naples, and his Greek literary education lends a sophisticated veneer to his ornamental verse. The role of the emperor and the imperial circle in determining taste is also readily apparent: the figure of the emperor Domitian permeates these poems. D. R. Shackleton Bailey's edition of the Silvae, which replaced the earlier Loeb Classical Library edition with translation by J. H. Mozley, is now reissued with corrections by Christopher A. Parrott.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius). Silvae.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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