Thebaid IX

ISBN-13: 9780198144809 / Angielski

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Opis

The epic poem Thebaid was composed by Statius around 80-92 A.D. in twelve books and concerns the expedition of the Seven against Thebes in support of the attempt by Oedipus's son Polyneices to recover the throne from his brother Eteocles. Book IX is set in the midst of the fighting before the eventual death of the two brothers. This new edition includes apparatus criticus, a translation, commentary, and an extensive introduction--which contains sections of Statius's life and works; a summary of the epic, themes, characters, and poetry; and an explanation of the poem's great popularity in the Middle Ages.

Recenzje

'This edition of Statius, "Thebaid 9", which developed from a commentary accepted for a D Phil at Oxford, conforms to all the requirements of the genre...students of Statius will find much of lexical and philological value. The discussion throughout of his diction, style, metre and 'imitatio' represents a major contribution to Statian scholarship. Hence Dewar's place among contemporary scholars of the poet is assured through this single work alone.' William J Dominik, Scholia

Spis treści

Abbreviations; Introduction; Sigla; Text and translation; Commentary; Index