Statius And Virgil
Statius And Virgil
副标题: TheThebaidandtheReinterpretationoftheAeneid
ISBN: 9780521840392
出版社: Cambridge Univ Pr
出版年: 2007-2
页数: 258
定价: 813.60元
装帧: HRD
内容简介
Review
"...this is a splendid study of the Thebaid." --BMCR
Product Description
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 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.