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 presents a text of the Siluae with a facing translation, preceded by a chronologically arranged introduction to the transmission of the text, and a bibliography of editions and relevant secondary literature.
| ISBN: | 9781527572843 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2021 |
| Author: | P Papinius Statius |
| Publisher: | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Translation and interpretation Poetry by individual poets Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |
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 presents a text of the Siluae with a facing translation, preceded by a chronologically arranged introduction to the transmission of the text, and a bibliography of editions and relevant secondary literature.
P. Papinius Statius. Volume IV Silvae features in the following genres: Translation and interpretation, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
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P. Papinius Statius. Volume IV Silvae was written by P Papinius Statius and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing
P. Papinius Statius. Volume IV Silvae has 288 pages