Statius' Silvae and the poetics of Empire /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Newlands, Carole Elizabeth
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
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.
Poésie élogieuse latine > Histoire et critique.
Impérialisme dans la littérature.
Empereurs dans la littérature.
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 > Histoire > 81-96 (Domitien)
Rome (Empire)
Electronic books.
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Embodying the statue: Silvae 1.1 and 4.6
  • Engendering the house: Silvae 1.2 and 3.4
  • Imperial pastoral: Vopiscus' villa in Silvae 1.3
  • Dominating nature: Pollio's villa in Silvae 2.2
  • Reading the Thebaid: Silvae 1.5
  • The Emperor's Saturnalia: Silvae 1.6
  • Dining with the emperor: Silvae 4.2
  • Building the imperial highway: Silvae 4.3.

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