Achilleid /
Statius' Achilleid tells the story of the mythical Achilles and, in particular, his time hiding disguised as a girl on the island of Scyros. This new Latin text with facing-page English translation is accompanied by an introduction and commentary exploring the poem's mythical background, l...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Latin |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2024].
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| Series: | Oxford commentaries on Flavian poetry.
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| Summary: | Statius' Achilleid tells the story of the mythical Achilles and, in particular, his time hiding disguised as a girl on the island of Scyros. This new Latin text with facing-page English translation is accompanied by an introduction and commentary exploring the poem's mythical background, literary models and treatment of gender and sexuality. |
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| Item Description: | Facing page translation with Latin on the verso and English translation on the rectos ; added text in English. |
| Physical Description: | x, 443 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [419]-440) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198871453 0198871457 |