Editing and Commenting on Statius' Silvae

Ana Lóio

ISBN 10: 9004528415 / ISBN 13: 9789004528413

Published by Brill, NL, 2023

About this Item

The Silvae by Statius dethroned Virgil from the Studio in Naples, fostered the creation of a new genre, offered a model for court poetry, and seduced the most prestigious Humanists in the most vibrant centres of Renaissance Italy and the Netherlands. The collection preserves magnificent buildings otherwise lost; speaks of stones otherwise unknown; and memorializes people, rituals, and social relationships that would have passed into oblivion in silence. This volume offers a fresh look into approaches to the Silvae by editors and commentators, both at the time of the rediscovery of the poems and today.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Editing and Commenting on Statius' Silvae
• Publisher: Brill, NL
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004528415
• ISBN 13: 9789004528413
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.5W x 2.3H x 23.5D centimeters 15.5 centimeters width by 2.3 centimeters height by 23.5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 580 grams

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Synopsis

The Silvae by Statius dethroned Virgil from the Studio in Naples, fostered the creation of a new genre, offered a model for court poetry, and seduced the most prestigious Humanists in the most vibrant centres of Renaissance Italy and the Netherlands. The collection preserves magnificent buildings otherwise lost; speaks of stones otherwise unknown; and memorializes people, rituals, and social relationships that would have passed into oblivion in silence. This volume offers a fresh look into approaches to the Silvae by editors and commentators, both at the time of the rediscovery of the poems and today.

About the Author

Ana Lóio, Ph.D. (2012), University of Lisbon, is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at that university. She has published articles and book-chapters on Statius’ Silvae and Martial’s epigrams.

Contributors are: Giancarlo Abbamonte, Federica Bessone, Kathleen M. Coleman, Bruce Gibson, Ana Lóio, Carole Newlands, Antonino Pittŕ, Luke Roman, Gianpiero Rosati.