Statius and Epic Games : Sport, Politics and Poetics in the Thebaid

Name: Statius and Epic Games
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521847421
Price: 17800 KES
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ISBN: 9780521847421

by Helen Lovatt

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Format Hardback

Book Series Cambridge Classical Studies

ISBN-10 0521847427

ISBN-13 9780521847421

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 21st, 2005

Print length 348 Pages

Weight 564 grams

Dimensions 14.70 x 22.40 x 2.70 cms

Product Classification: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: classical, early & medieval

KSh 17,800.00

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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.

Epic games are more than just an interlude; they reflect the realities of epic: heroism, power and war. This first major study of the athletic games in Statius'' Thebaid Book 6 uses them to produce a new reading of the poem as a whole. It explores each event in Statius'' games, discussing intertextual manoeuvres, historical context and poetic positioning, developing a theme from each: audience power, cosmic disruption, national identity, masculinity and the body, games and war, kingship and narrative control. This book uses a close reading of one part of one text to range over ancient literature. It casts light on the tradition of games in ancient epic as a whole, examining the works of Homer, Virgil, Apollonius, Ovid and Lucan. It is essential reading for the student of Statius and of ancient epic and of interest to historians of Roman society with an interest in sport and spectacle.

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