| Family in Flavian Epic Contributor(s): Manioti, Nikoletta (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004324526 ISBN-13: 9789004324527 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $150.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Social History - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.5" (1.35 lbs) 340 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |