Statius' Thebaid and the Poetics of Civil War - McNelis, Charles (Georgetown University, Washington DC) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521123617 - November 19, 2009
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Statius' Thebaid and the Poetics of Civil War

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This highly original study argues that Statius' epic Thebaid reflects the theme of internal discord in its narrative strategies. The Homeric and Virgilian epic traditions compete with Hellenistic poetic ideals to produce a tension between the impulse towards the generic expectations of warfare and the deferral of such conflict.


216 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 19, 2009
ISBN13 9780521123617
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 216
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 15 mm   ·   322 g
Language English  

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