Works of Statius 1876 - SILUAE - ACHILLES & THEBES - Roman Poems DANTE INFLUENCE

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Works of P. Papinius Statius. Volume One and Two. Leipzig; In the Houses of B. G. Teubnerl.

Volume I: Siluae (Forests). Reviewed by Aemilius Baehrens. MDCCCLXXVI (1876).

Volume II: Achilleis Et Thebais (Achilles and Thebes). Reviewed by Philip Kohlmann. Fasc. II. The Thebans With a List of Names. MDCCCLXXXIV (1884).

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Silvae is a collection of short poems by the Roman poet P. Papinius Statius. The word "silvae" means "forests" in Latin, and the poems cover a wide range of subjects, from mythology and religion to personal relationships and current events. The collection includes thirty-two poems in a variety of genres, including elegies, epigrams, and hymns, among others. The poems are characterized by their vivid descriptions of nature and their exploration of themes such as love, friendship, and the relationship between humans and the natural world. The style of the Siluae is highly rhetorical and ornate, typical of Roman poetry of the period.

Achilleis Et Thebais is an epic poem by the Roman poet P. Papinius Statius. The work is divided into two parts: Achilleis, which tells the story of Achilles and his exploits during the Trojan War, and Thebais, which focuses on the conflict between Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices over the throne of Thebes. The poem is written in a highly ornate and rhetorical style, typical of Roman epic poetry, and is considered an important example of the genre.

The works were likely composed throughout Statius' career and were published posthumously.

Size: 18 x 12.5 cm each.

Condition: Very Good (VG+)

Text blocks extremely clean with some toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Bound with blanks between leafs. Minor rubbing to spines. Tooled labels present. All boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Very minor rubbing and scuffing on boards. Very minor warping of the front board of Siluae. Minor dulling to page edges. Shelf wear. Some foxing on pastedown and endpapers.

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