Helen Lovatt

Statius and Epic Games

Sport, Politics and Poetics in the Thebaid

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Produktbeschreibung

Epic games reflect the realities of epic: heroism, power and war. This first major examination of the games in Statius' Thebaid offers a new reading of the poem as a whole. General consideration is also given to the tradition of games in ancient epic, from Homer to Lucan.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Classical Studies
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 604g
• ISBN-13: 9780521847421
• ISBN-10: 0521847427
• Artikelnr.: 14708466

Autorenporträt

Helen Lovatt is Lecturer in Classics at the University of Nottingham. She has written numerous articles on Latin epic and its reception.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. The chariot race: epic games and real games; 2. The running: audiences; 3. The discus: gigantomachy; 4. The boxing: national identity; 5. The wrestling: bodies; 6. The sword fight: games and war; 7. The archery: controlling the narrative; Conclusion.

Rezensionen

'An excellent resource for the student of Statius, it is also a very useful consideration of epic games.' The London Association of Classical Teachers