9780521661874 - Statius: Silvae Book II (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) von Statius (4 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. Introduction and commentary designed for advanced students, showing the text's importance for understanding Roman imperial culture. Editor(s): Newlands, Carole E. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 294 pages. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 510. . 2011. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 283 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - With the exception of a poem on the unscripted death of a lion in the Colosseum, Book II of Statius' Silvae is largely domestic in theme. It reflects the more private side of Roman culture, its pleasures, houses, gardens, friendships, and personal losses; it concludes with a provocative tribute to the poet Lucan. Despite its variety, the book is carefully constructed as a unit, and this edition, which is suitable for use with advanced students, puts the book into its context in the history of Greek and Roman poetry. The commentary takes into account the important work done on the text of the Silvae in the past two decades as well as the new perspectives brought to bear on Flavian culture by historians and archaeologists. It explores Statius' use of the short poem as a playful engagement with literary tradition that also reflects changing ideas of Roman cultural identity.