Statius’ Nemea / paradise lost

This paper examines the Nemean episode of Statius’ Thebaid (4.646-7.104). It is argued, against recent interpretations, that the episodeis not simply a Callimachean digression from martial themes : the hostilities between Argives and Nemeans recall the bella plus quam ciuilia between Caesar and Pomp...

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Main Author: Jörn Soerink
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Université Lille-3 2016-01-01
Series:Dictynna
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/dictynna/1125