Isbn: 9780812216301 - broken columns: two roman epic fragments: "the achilleid" of publius papinius statius and "the rape of proserpine" of claudius claudianus (8 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, unmarked, unread. BP/Classics.

1997. Classical Studies. University of Pennsylvania Press. 98p., fine paperback.

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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. I would urge anyone who thinks that Statius only wrote gruesome epic and Claudian only dull panegyric to read this slim and sprightly volume."-Bryn Mawr Classical Review Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ; DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162. . 1997. First Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 104 pages. 8.75x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. I would urge anyone who thinks that Statius only wrote gruesome epic and Claudian only dull panegyric to read this slim and sprightly volume. -Bryn Mawr Classical Review&Uumlber den AutorDavid R. Slavitt was educated at Andover and .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There is more to classical literature than just the classics. Here David Slavitt expands the canon by presenting vivid, graceful, and amusing translations of two neglected fragmentary works of Latin literature. The first is Publius Papinius Statius's first-century epic Achilleid, an extraordinary fusion of epic and New Comedy sentiments and humor that may represent the earliest literary imagining of the charm of adolescence. It relates the story of the education of Achilles under the centaur Chiron, his adopting the disguise of a girl during his sojourn at the court of Lycomedes in Scyros, his love affair with Deidamia, his detection by Ulysses and Diomedes, and his departure for Troy. The second work is Claudius Claudianus's unfinished fourth-century epic version of the rape of Proserpine. The two works together make a delightful pair. The afterword by David Konstan explores the traditions in which-and against which-Statius and Claudian composed their versions of these well-known stories.…