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P. Papinius Statius

 
9789004071100: Silvae Book II: A Commentary by H-J. Van Dam
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9004071105 ISBN 13 : 9789004071100
Editeur : Brill, 1984

Synopsis

The five books of the Silvae bring together the occasional verses which Statius wrote in addition to his two epics. In these short descriptive poems Statius elaborates features taken from various genres into an original whole, in which description and eulogy play important roles. The main themes of the poems of his second book are consolation after bereavement and the contrast between nature and culture.
The present work contains a general introduction, a text of Silvae II, a bibliography, and an index, together with a verse-by-verse commentary on the poems of this second book.
This is the first commentary on a book of the Silvae since Vollmer's commentary on the whole of the Silvae of 1898. Emphasis is here placed on interpretation and moreover chiefly on the literary and stylistic aspects of the poems, which, compared with the epic poetry of Statius and his contemporaries, have hitherto received relatively little attention.

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Éditeur
Brill
Date d'édition
1984
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9004071105
ISBN 13 
9789004071100
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
552
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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