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P. Papinius Statius. Volume V. Siluae, readings and conjectures. / edited by Mike J. Edwards and J. Barrie Hall.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Silvae (Statius, P. Papinius).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (704 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, [2021]
- Summary:
- Publius Papinius Statius was born in Naples (Neapolis) around the middle of the first century AD, the son of a distinguished professional poet. Statius' own oeuvre was considerable: an epic in twelve books on the theme of the Seven against Thebes; an unfinished epic on the story of Achilles of which one book and a portion of a second survive; and five books of Siluae comprising thirty-two occasional poems written for rich patrons.This volume provides a comprehensive conspectus of readings of the manuscripts of the Siluae, together with a complete register of known conjectures by modern scholars.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-5275-7434-2
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