King of the Confessors by Thomas Hoving
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.
Hoving, Thomas: - Thomas Hoving, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also served as editor of Connoisseur and cultural correspondent for ABC's 20/20. The author of fifteen books, including the bestsellers Making the Mummies Dance and Tutankhamun, he lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780671433888 |
| ISBN 10 | 0671433881 |
| Title | King of the Confessors |
| Author | Thomas Hoving |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 1981-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 365 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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