Statius and Ovid: Poetics, Politics, and Intermediality in the <I>Thebaid</I>

Tommaso Spinelli

doi:10.1017/9781009282208

This is the first in-depth exploration of the extent and significance of Ovidian intertexts in Statius' Thebaid, with particular emphasis on the interplay between poetics, politics, and material culture. Introducing New Historicist, Cultural Materialistic, and Intermedial approaches to Latin literature, it suggests that, despite their Virgilian patina, Statius' depictions of landscapes, heroes, and gods are pervaded by verbal and semantic allusions to Ovid's mythical narratives. This multi-layered allusivity not only prompts alternative readings of the Augustan classics, but also challenges the reader's perceptions of the Augustanising worldview that the urban landscape of Flavian Rome was arguably meant to convey. The poetic and political significance of Statius' Theban saga thereby moves from critically rewriting the Aeneid to reflecting on the new socio-political issues of Flavian Rome. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

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Poetics, Politics, and Intermediality in the Thebaid

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Statius and Ovid
pp i-ii

Statius and Ovid - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Acknowledgements
pp vii-viii

Note on Texts and Translations
pp ix-ix

Abbreviations
pp x-x

Introduction
pp 1-30

1 - The Post-Ovidian World of the Thebaid
pp 31-105

2 - Rewriting the Foundational Myths of Rome
pp 106-186

3 - Forging Divinity, Conceptualising Power
pp 187-249

Conclusion
pp 250-257

Appendix
pp 258-261

References
pp 262-288

Index Locorum
pp 289-291

General Index
pp 292-293

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