Statius: achilleid
Éditeur :
Liverpool University Press
ISBN :
9781904675112
Date de publication :
3 juin 2005
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Its project - to tell the whole life of Achilles - was cut short by the poet's untimely death. 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.