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Statius - (Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions) by O a W Dilke (Paperback)

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  • Statius' Achilleid is perhaps the most remarkable of all Latin epic poems.
  • Author(s): O a W Dilke
  • 188 Pages
  • Poetry, Ancient & Classical
  • Series Name: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions

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Statius' Achilleid is perhaps the most remarkable of all Latin epic poems. Its project - to tell the whole life of Achilles - was cut short by the poet's untimely death. Yet the completed first book and the earliest part of the second have a charm and freshness matched only in some of Ovid's most lively and engaging work. The poem tells how the sea-nymph Thetis, in a vain attempt to save her son from his destined end in the Trojan war, hid him on the island of Scyros, disguised as a girl. There he fell in love with the beautiful Deidamia, but at the same time, with the idea of glory in war. His feminine disguise was eventually penetrated by Ulysses and Diomedes, who tricked him into exposure of his truly warlike aspirations. 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. These themes are explored in a new introduction by Robert Cowan, which surveys the latest research on the poem. Its assessment, very much in the modern critical manner, contrasts with and complements the traditional textual and philological commentary by O.A.W. Dilke. The combination of these two distinct approaches will assist undergraduates and postgraduates in reading the text, and, at the same time, it will provide a valuable resource for the more advanced scholar.



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Statius' Achilleid is perhaps the most remarkable of all Latin epic poems. Its project - to tell the whole life of Achilles - was cut short by the poet's untimely death. Yet the completed first book and the earliest part of the second have a charm and freshness matched only in some of Ovid's most lively and engaging work. The poem tells how the sea-nymph Thetis, in a vain attempt to save her son from his destined end in the Trojan war, hid him on the island of Scyros, disguised as a girl. There he fell in love with the beautiful Deidamia, but at the same time, with the idea of glory in war. His feminine disguise was eventually penetrated by Ulysses and Diomedes, who tricked him into exposure of his truly warlike aspirations. 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. These themes are explored in a new introduction by Robert Cowan, which surveys the latest research on the poem. Its assessment, very much in the modern critical manner, contrasts with and complements the traditional textual and philological commentary by O.A.W. Dilke. The combination of these two distinct approaches will assist undergraduates and postgraduates in reading the text, and, at the same time, it will provide a valuable resource for the more advanced scholar.



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... there has also been a recent reissue in paperback of O. A. W. Dilke's commentary on Statius' Achilleid, with a new introduction by Bob Cowan. Armed with Dilke in paperback and H's excellent monograph, university teachers will now be able to consider offering the Achilleid, a manageable text of a little over 1100 lines, to their students.
Journal of Classics Teaching, Vol. 10



This slim volume contains far more than its size suggests; the Latin text of Statius' Achilleid, an introduction and a learned commentary by D., and an additional introduction and bibliography to this revised edition by C. In a work of commendable philological knowledge, D. provides insightful comments on Statius' use and manipulation of the Latin language... C.'s new introduction and bibliography enhance an already accomplished volume... the new introduction taken on its own as a source of basic information on Statius and the Achilleid, recommends this book to undergraduates, if only because of the clarity and tone with which C. presents his information.
JACT, Summer


Dimensions (Overall): 8.42 Inches (H) x 5.7 Inches (W) x .57 Inches (D)
Weight: .57 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 188
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: Ancient & Classical
Series Title: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: O a W Dilke
Language: English
Street Date: June 3, 2005
TCIN: 1007906716
UPC: 9781904675112
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-3941
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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