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Epic poetry, Latin --- Poésie épique latine --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Virgil. --- Criticism, Textual --- Poésie épique latine

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The reign of the Flavian emperors (69-96) saw the production of a large and varied body of Latin poetry: the epics of Valerius Flaccus, Silius Italicus and Statius, the Silvae of the same Statius, and the Epigrams of Martial. This poetry, long seen as derivative or decadent, is now increasingly appreciated for the daring originality of its responses both to the Latin literary tradition and to the contemporary Roman world. In the summer of 2003, the first-ever international conference on Flavian poetry, was held at Groningen, The Netherlands, bringing together leading scholars in the field from Europe, North America and Australasia. This volume offers a selection of the papers delivered on that occasion.

Latin poetry --- Epic poetry, Latin --- Poésie latine --- Poésie épique latine --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- History and criticism --- Statius, P. Papinius --- Martial --- Pliny, --- Poésie latine --- Poésie épique latine --- Latin literature

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"This book examines the poetry of Statius (c. 40-96 AD), a Roman author uniquely placed between two major cultural centres of imperial Italy: Naples, his home city and a centre of Hellenism, and Rome, the nexus of empire. From his bicultural vantage point Statius challenges Roman norms of gender and class; his poetry reflects also shifting attitudes to Hellenism and Roman imperial ambitions. ... This book also discusses how medieval writers drew upon Statius' work for new expressive and generic possibilities in lyric, romance, and even history"--

Epic poetry, Latin --- Poésie épique latine --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Statius, P. Papinius --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Appreciation. --- Stace, Publius Papinius Statius, dit, --- Critique et interprétation --- Poésie épique latine --- Art appreciation. --- Statius. --- Statius, Publius Papinius,

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The epics of the three Flavian poets-Silius Italicus, Statius, and Valerius Flaccus-have, in recent times, attracted the attention of scholars, who have re-evaluated the particular merits of Flavian poetry as far more than imitation of the traditional norms and patterns. Drawn from sixty years of scholarship, this edited collection is the first volume to collate the most influential modern academic writings on Flavian epic poetry, revised and updated to provide both scholars and students alike with a broad yet comprehensive overview of the field. A wide range of topics receive coverage, and analysis and interpretation of individual poems are integrated throughout. The plurality of the critical voices included in the volume presents a much-needed variety of approaches, which are used to tackle questions of intertextuality, gender, poetics, and the social and political context of the period. In doing so, the volume demonstrates that by engaging in a complex and challenging intertextual dialogue with their literary predecessors, the innovative epics of the Flavian poets respond to contemporary needs, expressing overt praise, or covert anxiety, towards imperial rule and the empire.

Epic poetry, Latin --- Poésie épique latine --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, --- Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius --- Statius, P. Papinius --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Criticism and Interpretation. --- Poésie épique latine