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Achilleid / Statius ; edited with introduction, translation, and commentary by Charles McNelis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius), author.
- Series:
- Oxford commentaries on Flavian poetry
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Achilles (Mythological character)--Poetry.
- Achilles.
- Genre:
- poetry.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 443 pages).
- Other Title:
- Statius : Achilleid
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Language Note:
- In Latin; with parallel translation in English.
- Summary:
- Statius' Achilleid tells the story of the mythical Achilles and, in particular, his time hiding disguised as a girl on the island of Scyros. This new Latin text with facing-page English translation is accompanied by an introduction and commentary exploring the poem's mythical background, literary models, and treatment of gender and sexuality.
- Contents:
- 1. Statius' life and career
- 2. Themes and structure of the Achilleid
- 3. Sexuality and gender in the Achilleid
- 4. Achilles' character and literary history
- 5. Mythological background
- 5.1 Peleus and Thetis
- 5.2 Achilles' tutelage under Chiron
- 5.3 Scyros and Achilles' departure from Chiron
- 6. Literary models
- 7. Language and style
- 8. Meter
- 9. Reception
- 10. Text
- Conspectus siglorum, text, translation, and apparatus criticus
- Conspectus siglorum
- Text and translation
- Commentary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-440) and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 20, 2024).
- Contains:
- Container of: Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius). Achilleis.
- Container of: Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius). Achilleis. English. (McNeils)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius). Achilleid.
- ISBN:
- 9780198908722
- 0198908725
- 9780198908739
- 0198908733
- OCLC:
- 1450107542
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000217128
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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