Thebaid: A Song of Thebes - Paperback
by Statius
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Availability:In StockContributor:Statius, Jane Wilson Joyce (Translator)Series:Masters of Latin LiteratureAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2008-11-15Pages:544
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9780801482854ISBN-10:801482852UPC:9780801482854Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, EpicSize:9.18 x 6.28 x 1.25 inchesWeight:1.6204Product ID:SCXK158VM7
Thebaid: A Song of Thebes
The Thebaid, a Latin epic in twelve books by Statius (c. 45-96 C. E.) reexamines events following the abdication of Oedipus, focusing on the civil war between the brothers Eteocles, King of Thebes, and Polynices, who comes at the head of an army from Argos to claim his share of royal power. The poem is long--each of the twelve books comprises over eight hundred lines--and complex, and it exploits...
Series: Masters of Latin Literature
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9780801482854ISBN-10:801482852UPC:9780801482854Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, EpicSize:9.18 x 6.28 x 1.25 inchesWeight:1.6204Product ID:SCXK158VM7
Jane Wilson Joyce is Luellen Professor of Literature (Classics) at Centre College. She is the translator of Lucan's Pharsalia, also from Cornell.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
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