Statius and Epic Games

Auteur: Lovatt, Helen (University of Nottingham)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
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.

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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.
ISBN / EAN 9780521847421
Auteur Lovatt, Helen (University of Nottingham)
Editeur Cambridge University Press