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050 00 $aPA6697.E5$bT5 2004
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100 1 $aStatius, P. Papinius$q(Publius Papinius)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79108865
240 10 $aThebais.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92009490
245 14 $aThe Thebaid :$bseven against Thebes /$cPublius Papinius Statius ; translated with an introduction by Charles Stanley Ross.
260 $aBaltimore :$bJohns Hopkins University Press,$c[2004], ©2004.
300 $axxxvii, 386 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 381-384).
520 1 $a"An epic story of fratricide and war, the Thebaid retells the legendary conflict between the sons of Oedipus - Polynices and Eteocles - for control of the city of Thebes. The Latin poet Statius chose to rework a familiar tale from Greek myth, dramatized long before by Aeschylus in his tragedy Seven against Thebes. Published in A.D. 92, the Thebaid was an immediate success, and its fame grew in succeeding centuries. It reached its peak of popularity in the later Middle Ages and the Renaissance, influencing Dante, Chaucer, and quite possibly Shakespeare. More recently, however, it has received less attention that it deserves, in large part because there has been no accessible, dynamic translation of the work into English." "Charles Stanley Ross offers a version of the Thebaid rendered into modern English. In a wide-ranging introduction, Ross provides an overview of the poem's composition, reception, and legacy; major themes and literary influences; and place in Statius's life. And in a series of notes, he offers background information on major characters and incidents."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aSeven against Thebes (Greek mythology)$vPoetry.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010112740
650 0 $aEpic poetry, Latin$vTranslations into English.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103295
600 00 $aPolynices$c(Greek mythological figure)$vPoetry.
600 00 $aEteocles,$cKing of Thebes (Mythological character)$vPoetry.
650 0 $aSibling rivalry$vPoetry.
651 0 $aThebes (Greece)$vPoetry.
700 1 $aRoss, Charles Stanley.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85178367
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0417/2004008928.html
852 00 $bglx$hPA6697.E5$iT5 2004