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Visualizing the Poetry of Statius
An Intertextual Approach
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Christopher Chinn
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2022
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Scholars have long noted the strikingly visual aspects of Statius’ poetry. This book advances our understanding of how these visual aspects work through intertextual analysis. In the Thebaid, for instance, Statius repeatedly presents “visual narratives” in the form of linked descriptive (or ekphrastic) passages. These narratives are subject to multiple forms visual interpretation inflected by the intertextual background. Similarly, the Achilleid activates particularly Roman conceptions of masculinity through repeated evocations of Achilles’ blush. The Silvae offer a diversity of modes of viewing that evoke Roman conceptions of gender and class.
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Christopher Chinn, PhD (2002), University of Washington, is Associate Professor of Classics at Pomona College (Claremont, CA, USA). He has published numerous articles and chapters on Imperial Latin literature, especially Statius and Pliny.
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"the book will be of great interest to scholars with an interest in Statius generally, visuality, and the culture of viewing in Flavian Rome." Samuel Douglas in BMCR (2023.03.07).
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eBook published on:
November 1, 2021
eBook ISBN:
9789004498860
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348
