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.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Lovatt, Helen, 1974-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Collection:Cambridge classical studies.
Sujets:
Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius). > Thebais.
Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius) > Political and social views.
Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius)
Thebais (Statius, P. Papinius)
To 500
Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) in literature.
Political poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > Greece.
Poetics > History > To 500.
Sports in literature.
Games in literature.
Sept contre Thèbes (Mythologie grecque) dans la littérature.
Poésie politique latine > Histoire et critique.
Poésie épique latine > Histoire et critique.
Politique et littérature > Grèce.
Sports dans la littérature.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Epic poetry, Latin
Games in literature
Literature
Poetics
Political and social views
Political poetry, Latin
Politics and literature
Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) in literature
Sports in literature
Thebes (Greece) > In literature.
Thèbes (Grèce) > Dans la littérature.
Greece
Greece > Thebes
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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