Statius: Achilleid
Title:
Statius: Achilleid
Author:
Series (if any):
Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions
Edited by:
Dilke, O.A.W.
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
188 pages
Publisher:
Liverpool University Press
ISBN-13:
9781904675112
EAN:
9781904675112
Publication Date:
03/06/2005
Classifications:
Poetry
Weight (g):
370
Dimensions (mm):
136 x 216 x 15
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£34.43
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Description
Its project - to tell the whole life of Achilles - was cut short by the poet's untimely death. In relating this story Statius explores the nature of gender and the limits of the epic genre, while playfully and wittily positioning himself in the epic - and wider - poetic tradition.
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