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Statius and Epic Games

Name: Statius and Epic Games
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 02046811
Price: 137.35 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Helen Lovatt
ISBN: 9780521847421

Sport, Politics and Poetics in the Thebaid

Helen Lovatt

Language

English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 02046811

Publishers Cambridge University Press, April 2005

Epic games are more than just an interlude; they reflect the realities of epic: heroism, power and w... Full description

Libristo code: 02046811

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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.