Statius' Silvae and the poetics of Empire / Carole E. Newlands.

"Statius' Silvae, written late in the reign of Domitian (AD 81-96), are a new kind of poetry that confronts the challenge of imperial majesty or private wealth by new poetic strategies and forms. As poems of praise, they delight in poetic excess whether they honour the emperor or the poet&...

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Main Author:	Newlands, Carole Elizabeth
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Subjects:	Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius). > Silvae. Silvae (Statius, P. Papinius) 81 - 96 Occasional verse, Latin > History and criticism. Laudatory poetry, Latin > History and criticism. Imperialism in literature. Emperors in literature. POETRY > Ancient, Classical & Medieval. Emperors in literature Imperialism in literature Laudatory poetry, Latin Literature Occasional verse, Latin Rome > History > Domitian, 81-96. Rome > In literature. Rome (Empire) Electronic books. History Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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