Anticipation and Anachrony in Statius' Thebaid

by Robert Simms

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Applying the latest narratological theory and focusing on the use of anachrony (or 'chronological deviation'), this book explores how Statius competes - successfully - for a place within an established literary canon. Given the tremendous pressure on poets to render familiar stories in unfamiliar and novel ways, how did he achieve this?

When Statius elected to sing of the quarrelsome sons of Oedipus he was acutely aware that this was a...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1350082570

ISBN13:9781350082571

Release Date:October 2019

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:216 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Poetry

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