Description
The Roman poet Statius' 4th book of "Silvae", published in AD 95, follows its preface with nine poems celebrating occasions from the building of a road to the gift-giving Saturnalian festival. This edition provides the first commentary since Vollmer's of 1898, and covers textual, linguistic, literary and historical questions. The introduction covers Statius' career, the book's chronology and its textual tradition, and the book contains new text, full critical apparatus and facing prose English translation.
The Roman poet Statius' 4th book of "Silvae", published in AD 95, follows its preface with nine poems celebrating occasions from the building of a road to the gift-giving Saturnalian festival. This commentary includes Latin text and facing English translation.
Book Information
ISBN 9781853995828
Author Publius Papinius Statius
Format Paperback
Page Count 278
Imprint Bristol Classical Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 350g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 137mm * 16mm
The Roman poet Statius' 4th book of "Silvae", published in AD 95, follows its preface with nine poems celebrating occasions from the building of a road to the gift-giving Saturnalian festival. This commentary includes Latin text and facing English translation.
Book Information
ISBN 9781853995828
Author Publius Papinius Statius
Format Paperback
Page Count 278
Imprint Bristol Classical Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 350g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 137mm * 16mm
