Valerius Flaccus and Imperial Latin epic

Valerius Flaccus and Imperial Latin epic / Tim Stover.

"This book examines the reception of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica in the epic poems of Silius Italicus (Punica), Statius (Thebaid, Achilleid), and Claudian (De Raptu Proserpinae). In doing so, it sheds new light on the importance of Valerius' poem within the epic tradition while enha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stover, Tim (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, > active 1st century > Influence.
Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, > active 1st century. > Argonautica.
Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. > Punica.
Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius). > Achilleis.
Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius). > Thebais.
Claudianus, Claudius. > De raptu Prosperinae.
Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, > active 1st century
Achilleis (Statius, P. Papinius)
Argonautica (Valerius Flaccus, Gaius)
Punica (Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius)
Thebais (Statius, P. Papinius)
Latin poetry > History and criticism.
Epic poetry, Latin
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature: history & criticism.
Literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication page
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Silius Italicus' Punica
  • Introduction
  • A Programmatic Statement: The Song of Teuthras
  • Beginnings and Endings: Cyzicus and Claudia, Troy and Rome
  • Intertextual Enrichment
  • Contrastive Allusions
  • Conclusion
  • 2. The Thebaid's Argonautic Program
  • Introduction
  • The Necklace of Harmonia
  • Argonautic Augury
  • Conclusion
  • 3. Statius' Thebaid
  • Introduction
  • Reversals of Fortune
  • Contrastive Allusions
  • Intertextual Enrichment
  • Conclusion
  • 4. Statius' Achilleid
  • Introduction
  • Programmatic Allusivity
  • The Achilleid as Sequel to the Argonautica
  • Genre and Gender
  • Conclusion
  • 5. Claudian's De Raptu Proserpinae
  • Introduction
  • The Argonautic Program of the De Raptu Proserpinae
  • Contrastive Allusions
  • Intertextual Enrichment
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index of Passages
  • General Index

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