Statius and Epic Games Sport, Politics and Poetics in the Thebaid |
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| Author:
| Lovatt, Helen |
| Series title: | Cambridge Classical Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-84742-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $96.99 |
Book Description:
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Epic games reflect the realities of epic: heroism, power and war. This first major examination of the games in Statius' Thebaid offers a new reading of the poem as a whole. General consideration is also given to the tradition of games in ancient epic, from Homer to Lucan.
Epic games reflect the realities of epic: heroism, power and war. This first major examination of the games in Statius' Thebaid offers a new reading of the poem as a whole. General consideration is also given to the tradition of games in ancient epic, from Homer to Lucan.