STATIUS AND VIRGIL by Randall Toth Ganiban ( 9780521169110 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

STATIUS AND VIRGIL
THE THEBAID AND THE REINTERPRETATION OF THE AENEID

By:

Randall Toth Ganiban

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0521169119

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9780521169110

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

5 August, 2010

Pages:

270

Description:

This 2007 book explores the degree to which Statius' Thebaid is engaged in a dialogue with the ideas and poetry of Virgil's Aeneid.

Synopsis:

At the end of the Thebaid, Statius enjoins his epic 'not to compete with the divine Aeneid but rather to follow at a distance and always revere its footprints'. The nature of the Thebaid's interaction with the Aeneid is, however, a matter of debate. This 2007 book argues that the Thebaid reworks themes, scenes, and ideas from Virgil in order to show that the Aeneid's representation of monarchy is inadequate. It also demonstrates how the Thebaid's fascination with horror, spectacle, and unspeakable violence is tied to Statius' critique of the moral and political virtues at the heart of the Aeneid. Professor Ganiban offers both a way to interpret the Thebaid and a largely sequential reading of the poem.

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