Commenter la Thébaïde (16e-19e s.)

Early modern commentaries on Statius' 'Thebaid' have been little studied; even that by Barth (1664-5), which holds a conspicuous place among them, has only been taken into account now and then, and often in a rather superficial way. The present book, which makes use of unpublished archival material, offers a comprehensive overview of these works (contexts, contents, interconnections). It is particularly interested in 16th-17th commentators and strives to give Barth's achievement the attention it deserves. By closely looking at the various ways in which the commentaries respond to Statius' poem, but also at the various kinds of discourse they present, it casts a new light on the reception of the Thebaid and on the early modern practice of commentary-writing.

Year

2012

Language

English

Series

Mnemosyne supplements -- v. 354

Publisher

Brill

Editions

1

Pages

787

ISBN

9789004207110

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