Statius: Silvae (Loeb Classical Library) (Volume I)

Statius

ISBN 10: 0674996909 / ISBN 13: 9780674996908

Published by Harvard University Press, 2015

About this Item

2015. Revised ed. Hardcover. Statius's Silvae, thirty-two occasional poems, were written probably between 89 and 96 CE. The verse is light in touch, with a distinct pictorial quality. D. R. Shackleton Bailey's edition, which replaced the earlier Loeb Classical Library edition by J. H. Mozley, is now reissued with corrections by Christopher A. Parrott. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Statius: Silvae (Loeb Classical Library) (Volume I)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674996909
• ISBN 13: 9780674996908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Stately verse.

Statius’ Silvae, thirty-two occasional poems, were written probably between 89 and 96 AD. Here the poet congratulates friends, consoles mourners, offers thanks, admires a monument or artistic object, and describes a memorable scene. The verse is light in touch, with a distinct pictorial quality. Statius gives us in these impromptu poems clear images of Domitian’s Rome.

Statius was raised in the Greek cultural milieu of the Bay of Naples, and his Greek literary education lends a sophisticated veneer to his ornamental verse. The role of the emperor and the imperial circle in determining taste is also readily apparent: the figure of the emperor Domitian permeates these poems.

D. R. Shackleton Bailey’s edition of the Silvae, which replaced the earlier Loeb Classical Library edition with translation by J. H. Mozley, is now reissued with corrections by Christopher A. Parrott.

About the Authors

D. R. Shackleton Bailey was Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature at Harvard University.

Christopher A. Parrott teaches history at Providence College.