Statius and Virgil : The Thebaid and the Reinterpretation of the Aeneid

Name: Statius and Virgil
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521169110
Price: 7950 KES
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ISBN: 9780521169110

by Randall T. Ganiban

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0521169119

ISBN-13 9780521169110

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Sep 9th, 2010

Print length 270 Pages

Weight 430 grams

Dimensions 22.80 x 15.30 x 1.80 cms

Product Classification: Poetry / poems by individual poets Poetry by individual poets Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: classical, early & medieval Literary studies: poetry & poets Literary studies: poetry and poets Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

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Statius' Thebaid tells the tale of the curse Oedipus places on his sons and the fratricidal war that results. In this 2007 book, Professor Ganiban offers a reading of the epic and explores the degree to which it is engaged in a dialogue with the ideas and poetry of Virgil's Aeneid.

At the end of the Thebaid, Statius enjoins his epic 'not to compete with the divine Aeneid but rather to follow at a distance and always revere its footprints'. The nature of the Thebaid's interaction with the Aeneid is, however, a matter of debate. This 2007 book argues that the Thebaid reworks themes, scenes, and ideas from Virgil in order to show that the Aeneid's representation of monarchy is inadequate. It also demonstrates how the Thebaid's fascination with horror, spectacle, and unspeakable violence is tied to Statius' critique of the moral and political virtues at the heart of the Aeneid. Professor Ganiban offers both a way to interpret the Thebaid and a largely sequential reading of the poem.

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