Statius' Silvae and the poetics of Empire /
Statius' Silvae, written late in the reign of Domitian (AD 81-96), are a new kind of poetry that confronts the challenge of imperial majesty or private wealth by new poetic strategies and forms. As poems of praise, they delight in poetic excess whether they honour the emperor or the poet's...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
