Statius and the Thebaid

By David Vessey

Book Overview

A critical study of Statius' Thebaid, Dr Vessey combats the common notion that the Thebaid is simply an exercise in anachronism, an episodic narrative of the Theban saga. He shows that the poem can... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521200520
• ISBN13: 9780521200523
• Release Date: April 1973
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.