Manuscripts of Statius Reception: the Vitae and Accessus

Name: Manuscripts of Statius Reception: the Vitae and Accessus
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ISBN: 9781449932053

ISBN-10: 1449932053

ISBN-13: 9781449932053

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Authors: Harald Anderson

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From the Preface:Publius Papinius Statius was one of the most popular classical Latin poets through the mid-eighteenth century. His epics-the Thebaid and Achilleid-were among the most influential works in the Middle Ages, with the former being the inspiration for countless versions of the story of Thebes, including the Roman de Thèbes, and the latter forming part of the most common Latin "textbook," the liber Catonianus. In medieval literature, he is best known for being Dante's co-chaperone through Purgatory and his sole chaperone into Paradise. Through the Silvae, Statius wielded an even stronger influence in the early modern period, introducing a previously unknown ancient genre at a…

Book details

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 12/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 174
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English