Thebaid, Volume II by Statius

Thebaid, Volume II by Statius

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Greek literary education and Roman political reality are evident in the poetry of Statius. His Silvae are thirty-two occasional poems. His masterpiece, the epic Thebaid, recounts the struggle for kingship between the two sons of Oedipus. The extant portion of his Achilleid begins an account of Achilles’ life.

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Thebaid, Volume II by Statius

Greek literary education and Roman political reality are evident in the poetry of Statius. His Silvae are thirty-two occasional poems. His masterpiece, the epic Thebaid, recounts the struggle for kingship between the two sons of Oedipus. The extant portion of his Achilleid begins an account of Achilles life.
D. R. Shackleton Bailey was Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature at Harvard University.
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ISBN 13 9780674012097
ISBN 10 0674012097
Title Thebaid, Volume II
Author Statius
Series Loeb Classical Library
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 2004-02-17
Number of pages 448
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