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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    28 May 2018
    17 February 2011
    ISBN:
    9780511974038
    9780521661874
    9780521666237
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511974038
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 138 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.51kg, 294 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 138 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.4kg, 294 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Classical Studies, Classical Literature
    Series:
    Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
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    Classical Studies, Classical Literature
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    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.

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