The fragility of power : Statius, Domitian and the politics of the Thebaid

The fragility of power : Statius, Domitian and the politics of the Thebaid / Stefano Rebeggiani.

A new reading of Statius' main poem and its relationship with the cultural and political life at Rome under Domitian is given. This book studies in detail the poem's view of power and its interaction with historical contexts. Written under Domitian and in the aftermath of the civil war of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rebeggiani, Stefano, 1983- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius). > Thebais.
Thebais (Statius, P. Papinius)
Politics and literature.
Latin literature > History and criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Latin literature
Politics and literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Nero in the Thebaid
  • 2. Riding among the stars
  • 3. Hercules in the Thebaid
  • 4. Thebes and Rome
  • 5. The unexpected savior : Coroebus and Flavian ideology
  • 6. The Gauls on the capitol
  • Conclusions.

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