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Statius and epic games : sport, politics, and poetics in the Thebaid /
Epic games reflect the realities of epic: heroism, power and war. This first major examination of the games in Statius' Thebaid offers a new reading of the poem as a whole. General consideration is also given to the tradition of games in ancient epic, from Homer to Lucan.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Colección: | Cambridge classical studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Epic games reflect the realities of epic: heroism, power and war. This first major examination of the games in Statius' Thebaid offers a new reading of the poem as a whole. General consideration is also given to the tradition of games in ancient epic, from Homer to Lucan. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780511482274 0511482272 9780511111556 051111155X 0521847427 9780521847421 |