Editing and Commenting on Statius' Silvae
Ana Lóio, "Editing and Commenting on Statius' Silvae "
English | ISBN: 9004528415 | 2023 | 272 pages | PDF | 5 MB
English | ISBN: 9004528415 | 2023 | 272 pages | PDF | 5 MB
The Silvae by Statius dethroned Virgil from the Studio in Naples, fostered the creation of a new genre, offered a model for court poetry, and seduced the most prestigious Humanists in the most vibrant centres of Renaissance Italy and the Netherlands. The collection preserves magnificent buildings otherwise lost; speaks of stones otherwise unknown; and memorializes people, rituals, and social relationships that would have passed into oblivion in silence. This volume offers a fresh look into approaches to the
Read more