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The poetry of Statius
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ISBN: 9789004171343 9004171347 9786612400339 1282400339 9047424654 9789047424659 Year: 2008 Volume: 306 Publisher: Leiden: Brill,

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The Roman poet P. Papinius Statius (ca. 45-96) is the author of two epics (the Thebaid and the unfinished Achilleid ) and a large corpus of occasional verse ( Silvae ). This poetry, long seen as derivative or decadent, is increasingly appreciated for the daring and originality of its responses both to the Greek and Latin literary tradition and to the contemporary Roman world. This volume offers the papers delivered at a symposium on Statius (Amsterdam 2005) by leading scholars in the field from Europe and North America. These papers demonstrate the fascination of Statius' poetry on account of the poet's vast knowledge of Greek and Latin tragedy, his rapid narrative, psychological acumen, brilliant eulogies, and pessimistic views on gods and men. The focus of the collection is on literary technique in the Thebaid , on socio-historical aspects of the Silvae , and on the reception of Statius in European literature and scholarship.


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Brill's companion to Statius
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ISSN: 18723357 ISBN: 9004284702 9789004284708 9789004217898 9004217894 Year: 2015 Publisher: Leiden Brill

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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.


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Flavian poetry and its Greek past
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ISBN: 9789004266483 9004266488 9789004266490 1306407265 9004266496 Year: 2014 Volume: 366 Publisher: Leiden Brill

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Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past breaks new ground by investigating the close interaction between Flavian poetry and Greek literary tradition and by evaluating the meaning of this affiliation in the socio-political and cultural context of the late first century CE. Authors examined include Martial, Silius Italicus, Statius, and Valerius Flaccus. Their interaction with Greek literature is not just thematic or geographical: the Greek literary past is conceived as the poetic influence of a variety of authors, periods, and genres, such as Homer, the Cyclic tradition, Greek lyric poetry, Greek tragedy, Hellenistic poetry and aesthetics, and Greek historiography.


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Flavian Epic Interactions

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This volume on the three Flavian epic poets (Valerius Flaccus, Statius and Silius Italicus) for the first time critically engages with a unique set-up in Roman literary history: the survival of four epic poems from the same period (Argonautica; Thebaid, Achilleid; Punica). The interactions of these poems with each other and their contemporary context are explored by over 20 experts and emerging scholars. Topics studied include the political dimension of the epics, their use of epic themes and techniques and their intertextual relationship among each other and to predecessors. The recent upsurge of interest in Flavian epic has been focused on the analysis of individual works. Looking at these poems together now allows the appreciation of their similarities and nuanced differences in the light of their shared position in literary and political history and gives insights into the literary culture of the period. The different approaches and backgrounds of the contributors ensure the presentation of a range of viewpoints. Together they offer new perspectives to the still increasing readership of Flavian epic poetry but also to anyone interested in the epic genre within Roman literature or other cultures more generally.


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Family in Flavian epic
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ISBN: 9789004324527 9004324526 9789004324664 9004324666 Year: 2016 Volume: 394 Publisher: Leiden Boston

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Family in Flavian Epic examines the treatment of family bonds in Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica , Statius’ Thebaid and Achilleid , and Silius Italicus’ Punica . The eleven contributions consider the representation of epic parents, children, siblings, and spouses, and their interaction with each other, demonstrating the Flavian poets’ engagement with their epic, and more generally literary, tradition. At the same time, Roman attitudes towards the family and Flavian concerns especially related to dynastic harmony and civil war also characterise both historical and mythological members of Flavian epic families.


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In the image of the ancestors : narratives of kingship in Flavian epic.
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ISBN: 9780802098795 0802098797 1442688335 9781442688339 1442693037 Year: 2008 Volume: 48. Publisher: Toronto University of Toronto press

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Neil W. Bernstein argues that four Roman epic poems contain depictions of kinship that are significantly different from earlier epic and examines these representations in the context of the social, political, and aesthetic changes of the early Imperial period.

Statius and epic games : sport, politics and poetics in the Thebaid.
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ISBN: 0521847427 051111155X 9780511111556 9780521847421 1107141109 1280434910 0511181264 0511197861 0511299001 0511482272 0511111223 9780511482274 Year: 2005 Volume: *71 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge university press

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Epic games are more than just an interlude; they reflect the realities of epic: heroism, power and war. This first major study of the athletic games in Statius' Thebaid Book 6 uses them to produce a new reading of the poem as a whole. It explores each event in Statius' games, discussing intertextual manoeuvres, historical context and poetic positioning, developing a theme from each: audience power, cosmic disruption, national identity, masculinity and the body, games and war, kingship and narrative control. This book uses a close reading of one part of one text to range over ancient literature. It casts light on the tradition of games in ancient epic as a whole, examining the works of Homer, Virgil, Apollonius, Ovid and Lucan. It is essential reading for the student of Statius and of ancient epic and of interest to historians of Roman society with an interest in sport and spectacle.

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Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) in literature. --- Political poetry, Latin --- Epic poetry, Latin --- Politics and literature --- Sports in literature. --- Games in literature. --- Sept contre Thèbes (Mythologie grecque) dans la littérature --- Poésie politique latine --- Poésie épique latine --- Politique et littérature --- Sports dans la littérature --- Jeux dans la littérature --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Statius, P. Papinius --- Poetics --- History --- Political and social views. --- Thebes (Greece) --- In literature. --- Sept contre Thèbes (Mythologie grecque) dans la littérature --- Poésie politique latine --- Poésie épique latine --- Politique et littérature --- Sports dans la littérature --- Jeux dans la littérature --- Games in literature --- Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) in literature --- Sports in literature --- History and criticism --- Estacio --- Stace --- Statius, Papinius --- Statius, Publius Papinius --- Thēvai (Greece) --- Thívai (Greece) --- Thebes (Greece : Ancient city) --- Thiva (Greece) --- Thēva (Greece) --- Tebe (Greece) --- Theben (Greece) --- Thebes (Greece : Extinct city) --- Θῆβαι (Greece) --- Thēbai (Greece) --- Θήβα (Greece) --- Stat︠s︡iĭ, Publiĭ Papiniĭ --- Стаций, Публий Папиний --- Stazio --- Arts and Humanities --- Political poetry, Latin - History and criticism. --- Epic poetry, Latin - History and criticism. --- Politics and literature - Greece. --- Poetics - History - To 1500.

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