TY  - BOOK
AB  - "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."--Publisher description.
AU  - Statius, P. Papinius
AU  - Shackleton Bailey, D. R.
AU  - Parrott, Christopher A.,
AU  - Statius, P. Papinius
AU  - Statius, P. Papinius
AU  - Coleman, K. M.
CN  - PA6156.S8
CN  - PA6156.S8
ET  - Corrected edition.
ID  - 857715
LA  - eng
LA  - lat
LA  - Poems in Latin with English translations on facing pages; introduction in English.
N2  - "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."--Publisher description.
SN  - 9780674996908
SN  - 0674996909
T1  - Silvae /
TI  - Silvae /
VL  - 206
VL  - I
ER  -