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.


Format Inbunden Omfång 480 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Harvard University Press Utgivningsdatum 2004-02-17 ISBN 9780674012080