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  1. Statius' Silvae and the poetics of Empire
    Published: 2002
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden / Hochschulbibliothek Amberg
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    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Hochschulbibliothek, Standort Weiden
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0511020007; 0511044771; 0511482329; 052180891X; 9780511020001; 9780511044779; 9780511482328; 9780521808910
    Subjects: POETRY / Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Silvae (Statius, P. Papinius); Emperors in literature; Imperialism in literature; Laudatory poetry, Latin; Literature; Occasional verse, Latin; Literatur; Occasional verse, Latin; Laudatory poetry, Latin; Imperialism in literature; Emperors in literature
    Other subjects: Statius, P. Papinius / Statius, Publius Papinius; Statius, P. Papinius: Silvae; Statius, Publius Papinius (45-96): Silvae
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (356 pages)
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    Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-340) and indexes

    Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Embodying the statue: Silvae 1.1 and 4.6; CHAPTER 3 Engendering the house: Silvae 1.2 and 3.4; CHAPTER 4 Imperial pastoral: Vopiscus' villa in Silvae 1.3; CHAPTER 5 Dominating nature: Pollius' villa in Silvae 2.2; CHAPTER 6 Reading the Thebaid: Silvae 1.5; CHAPTER 7 The emperor's Saturnalia: Silvae 1.6; CHAPTER 8 Dining with the emperor: Silvae 4.2; CHAPTER 9 Building the imperial highway: Silvae 4.3; References; Index locorum; Index of subjects and proper names

    Although traditionally derided by critics, this study argues that Statius' Silvae offer fascinating insights into the history, politics, art and literature of the Flavian period. They celebrate and explore a flourishing literary and artistic culture which was largely suppressed after the Emperor Domitian's assassination in AD 96

  2. Statius' Silvae and the poetics of empire
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge [u.a.]

    Universitätsbibliothek Rostock
    FX 221305 N549
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English; Latin
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780521808910; 9780521126113
    RVK Categories: FX 221305 ; NH 4403
    Edition: digitally printed version
    Subjects: Statius, Publius Papinius;
    Other subjects: Array; Array; Array; Array; Imperialism in literature; Emperors in literature; Array
    Scope: 356 S