Buch, Englisch, 397 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 748 g
Reihe: Oxford Classical Monographs
Buch, Englisch, 397 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 748 g
Reihe: Oxford Classical Monographs
ISBN: 978-0-19-969525-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
attacking warriors, a depiction of a necromantic summoning of ghosts, and a description of the invading army's relief from thirst.
In this volume Parkes offers the first full-length scholarly commentary on the whole of Thebaid 4, with text and apparatus criticus, an English translation, and a comprehensive introduction which discusses the various features of Thebaid 4, its relationship with the poem as a whole, and the place of the Thebaid in literary tradition - both in terms of its engagement with prior works and its impact on later literature. In addition to an analysis of Statius' linguistic
usage and the book's textual problems, the commentary examines aspects of literary interpretation such as the development of the epic's themes, and the use of allusion.