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Family in Flavian Epic
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Edited by:
Nikoletta Manioti
Languages:
English, Multiple languages
Published/Copyright:
2016
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About this book
Family in Flavian Epic examines the treatment of family bonds in Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica, Statius’ Thebaid and Achilleid, and Silius Italicus’ Punica. The eleven contributions consider the representation of epic parents, children, siblings, and spouses, and their interaction with each other, demonstrating the Flavian poets’ engagement with their epic, and more generally literary, tradition. At the same time, Roman attitudes towards the family and Flavian concerns especially related to dynastic harmony and civil war also characterise both historical and mythological members of Flavian epic families.
Author / Editor information
Nikoletta Manioti, Ph.D. (2012), Durham, is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of St Andrews. She is currently working on a three-year project on “View from Above: Aerial Perspectives in Latin Epic”, and preparing a monograph on epic sisters.
Contributors are: Antony Augoustakis, Neil Bernstein, Federica Bessone, Emma Buckley, Peter Heslin, Alison Keith, Joy Littlewood, Nikoletta Manioti, Carole Newlands, Claire Stocks, and Tim Stover.
Contributors are: Antony Augoustakis, Neil Bernstein, Federica Bessone, Emma Buckley, Peter Heslin, Alison Keith, Joy Littlewood, Nikoletta Manioti, Carole Newlands, Claire Stocks, and Tim Stover.
Reviews
"This collection of essays by both young and senior scholars makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of an increasingly important field of Latin literary study." P.J. Davis, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2017.03.04
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eBook published on:
August 1, 2016
eBook ISBN:
9789004324664
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Main content:
330
eBook ISBN:
9789004324664
Keywords for this book
parents; children; siblings; spouses; Valerius; Flaccus; Statius; Silius; Italicus; Rome; AD; 69-96; dynasty; kinship; marriage; myth
Audience(s) for this book
All interested in Flavian epic, Flavian literature, and Flavian Rome in general, as well as anyone interested in the family and its various manifestations in Roman culture.
