Dilke, O.A.W.
Statius: Achilleid (Classic Editions)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781904675112
- author:
- Dilke, O.A.W.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2005
- Pages:
- 186
- Dimensions:
- 138mm X 216mm
- Genre:
- Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Statius' Achilleid is one of the most remarkable Latin epic poems. Due to the poet's untimely death, its project was cut short, but the completed first book and early part of the second retain a charm and freshness reminiscent of Ovid's most lively work. The poem tells the story of Achilles, who was hidden on the island of Scyros as a child to save him from his destined fate in the Trojan war. As he grew up, he fell in love with Deidamia, but also struggled with the idea of glory in war. Eventually, his true nature was revealed by Ulysses and Diomedes. A new introduction by Robert Cowan provides a modern critical assessment of the poem, contrasting with traditional textual commentary by O.A.W. Dilke. This dual approach will be useful for both undergraduates and postgraduates, as well as advanced scholars.
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