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Paperback. Condition: Good. Pencil underling and notes in the preface and introduction, otherwise the rest of the text is clean and tight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Very light shelfwear else fine.; This study focuses on ways in which Statius' epic Thebaid, a poem about the civil war between Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices, reflects the theme of internal discord in its narrative strategies. At the same time that Statius reworks the Homeric and Virgilian epic traditions, he engages with Hellenistic poetic ideals as exemplified by Callimachus and the Roman Callimachean poets, especially Ovid. The result is a tension between the impulse towards the generic expectations of warfare and the desire for delay and postponement of such conflict. Ultimately, Statius adheres to the mythic paradigm of the mutual fratricide, but he continues to employ competing strategies that call attention to the fictive nature of any project of closure and conciliation. In the process, the poem offers a new mode of epic closure that emphasises individual means of resolution.; 214 pages.…

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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No markings, annotations, or inscriptions. Internally fine. A few spare dust spots to the page block top edge. Clean and tight cover, no conspicuous damage, with some light rubbing to the corners and the spine ends. There is no creasing at all to the spine. x, 203pp.

Condition: New. A significant reading of the epic which argues that its narrative strategies reflect the theme of internal discord. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. A significant reading of the epic which argues that its narrative strategies reflect the theme of internal discord. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This study focuses on ways in which Statius' epic Thebaid, a poem about the civil war between Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices, reflects the theme of internal discord in its narrative strategies. At the same time that Statius reworks the Homeric and Virgilian epic traditions, he engages with Hellenistic poetic ideals as exemplified by Callimachus and the Roman Callimachean poets, especially Ovid. The result is a tension between the impulse towards the generic expectations of warfare and the desire for delay and postponement of such conflict. Ultimately, Statius adheres to the mythic paradigm of the mutual fratricide, but he continues to employ competing strategies that call attention to the fictive nature of any project of closure and conciliation. In the process, the poem offers a new mode of epic closure that emphasises individual means of resolution.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. A significant reading of the epic which argues that its narrative strategies reflect the theme of internal discord. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486. . 2007. hardcover. . . . . …

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. leichter Knick am Schutzumschlag, kleine Lagerspuren am Buch, Inhalt einwandfrei und ungelesen Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 203 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. A significant reading of the epic which argues that its narrative strategies reflect the theme of internal discord. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486. . 2007. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

paperback. Condition: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

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Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This study focuses on ways in which Statius' epic Thebaid, a poem about the civil war between Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices, reflects the theme of internal discord in its narrative strategies. At the same time that Statius reworks the Homeric and Virgilian epic traditions, he engages with Hellenistic poetic ideals as exemplified by Callimachus and the Roman Callimachean poets, especially Ovid. The result is a tension between the impulse towards the generic expectations of warfare and the desire for delay and postponement of such conflict. Ultimately, Statius adheres to the mythic paradigm of the mutual fratricide, but he continues to employ competing strategies that call attention to the fictive nature of any project of closure and conciliation. In the process, the poem offers a new mode of epic closure that emphasises individual means of resolution.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 254 pages. 9.00x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Hardback. Condition: New. Translation. Statius' Achilleid is the most extensive treatment of the myth of Achilles hiding disguised as a girl on the island of Scyros. In the Achilleid, the hero, who had been trained to be an outstanding warrior by the centaur Chiron, complies with a scheme devised by his divine mother, Thetis, who does not want him to sail to Troy since her son is fated to die there. She proposes that he dress as a girl in order to hide himself from the Greeks who wish to enlist him in the martial expedition; despite his inclinations developed by Chiron, Achilles acquiesces, but only in order to pursue his desire for the princess Deidamia. Odysseus and Diomedes, sent by the Greek army, come to Scyros to reclaim Achilles, and the poem depicts the struggles faced by Deidamia and Achilles' future comrades as they coax him in opposite directions. While Achilles tries to sort out his desires, he reflects upon love, family, social obligations, and the lessons that have been imparted to him. Throughout the Middle Ages and up to the current day, Statius' depiction of the great Greek hero has attracted artistic and scholarly attention for its treatment of themes such as education, heroism, fate, and gender and sexuality. Statius' poem, written at the end of the first century CE, also engages deeply with the entirety of the Greek and Roman literary traditions--in particular, epic poems such as the Iliad, the Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid, and Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Achilleid's reworking of these earlier poems amounts to a tour-de-force reconsideration of the entire genre of epic poetry. This new edition of the Achilleid contains an extensive introduction (encompassing mythological background, details about Statius' language and meter, and a survey of the reception of the poem since late antiquity), a Latin text (based upon recent scholarship) with facing-page English translation, and the first full-scale commentary in English in nearly 70 years.…

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