SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: Statius

»Publius Papinius Statius (c. 45 - c. 96) was a Greco-Roman poet of the 1st century CE. His surviving Latin poetry includes an epic in twelve books, the Thebaid; a collection of occasional poetry, the Silvae; and an unfinished epic, the Achilleid. He is also known for his appearance as a guide in the Purgatory section of Dante's epic poem, the Divine Comedy.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

Achilleid

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»The Achilleid (Latin: Achilleis) is an unfinished epic poem by Publius Papinius Statius that was intended to present the life of Achilles from his youth to his death at Troy. Only about one and a half books (1,127 dactylic hexameters) were completed before the poet's death. What remains is an account of the hero's early life with the centaur Chiron, and an episode in which his mother, Thetis, disguised him as a girl on the island of Scyros, before he joined the Greek expedition against Troy.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome

II. Geographical Index: European History: Greek History, Italian History

III. Topical Index: Cases: Mythological Offenders: Achilles, Mythological Victims: Deidamia | Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Bitto, Gregor. Vergimus in senium: Statius' Achilleis als Alterswerk. Göttingen 2016.

[Info] Sigurjónsson, Björn. Sic notus Achilles? Episches Narrativ und Intertextualität in Statius' Achilleis. Tübingen 2023.

II. Speaker Index

Silvae

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Silvae is a collection of Latin occasional poetry in hexameters, hendecasyllables, and lyric meters by Publius Papinius Statius (c. 45 – c. 96 CE). There are 32 poems in the collection, divided into five books. Each book contains a prose preface which introduces and dedicates the book. The subjects of the poetry are varied and provide scholars with a wealth of information on Domitian's Rome and Statius' life.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome

II. Geographical Index: European History: Greek History, Italian History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Busch, Austin. »Pederasty and Flavian Family Values in Statius, Siluae 2.1.« Department of Literature, University of California at San Diego. San Diego 2006.

[Info] Busch, Austin. »Pederasty and Flavian Family Values in Statius, Siluae 2.1.« Mellon Foundation Humanities Colloquium. Stanford 2006.

[Info] Busch, Austin. »Pederasty and Flavian Family Values in Statius, Siluae 2.1.« Classical World 107 (2013): 63-97.

Thebaid

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Thebaid (Latin: Thēbaïs, lit. 'Song of Thebes') is a Latin epic poem written by the Roman poet Statius. Published in the early 90s AD, it contains 12 books and recounts the clash of two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, over the throne of the Greek city of Thebes. After Polynices is sent into exile, he forges an alliance of seven Greek princes and embarks on a military campaign against his brother.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome

II. Geographical Index: European History: Greek History, Italian History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Hu, Alice. »Rape and Revision in Statius' Thebaid.« Ancient Rape Cultures: Greek, Roman, Jewish, Christian: International Conference Rome 2022.