{"product_id":"valerius-flaccus-and-imperial-latin-epic-9780192870919","title":"Valerius Flaccus and Imperial Latin Epic","description":"This is the first book-length study of the reception of Valerius Flaccus' \u003cem\u003eArgonautica\u003c\/em\u003e in the epic poems of Silius Italicus (\u003cem\u003ePunica\u003c\/em\u003e), Statius (\u003cem\u003eThebaid\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAchilleid\u003c\/em\u003e), and Claudian (\u003cem\u003eDe Raptu Proserpinae\u003c\/em\u003e). It sheds new light on the importance of Valerius' poem and enhances our understanding of the intertextual richness of imperial Latin epic. The readings offered in this book provide new evidence to support the view that Valerius' \u003cem\u003eArgonautica\u003c\/em\u003e predates the \u003cem\u003ePunica\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThebaid\u003c\/em\u003e, thus helping to clarify the literary history of the Flavian period (69-96 CE). Stover shows how Silius, Statius, and Claudian use programmatic allusion to the \u003cem\u003eArgonautica\u003c\/em\u003e to present themselves as Valerius' epic successors. Silius, Statius, and Claudian rework Valerian material to achieve various effects; analysis of these effects is organized by the primary function of allusive interactions, such as 'reversal', 'enrichment', and 'contrast'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis study is essential for scholars of Latin epic poetry. Yet the Greek and Latin of its close readings are translated, making it accessible to all readers interested in intertextuality, comparative literature, and other related topics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Stover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780192870919","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44002772517001,"sku":"9780192870919","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8fe07555-dd65-446f-88b7-d785630f8de5.jpg?v=1747720560","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/valerius-flaccus-and-imperial-latin-epic-9780192870919","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}