Games and War: Statius, Silius Italicus, and The Failed Heroic Succession of Valerius Flaccus’ Pollux
2020; Classical Association of Canada; Volume: 74; Issue: 3-4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/phx.2020.0040
ISSN1929-4883
Autores Tópico(s)Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods
ResumoIn Statius’ Thebaid, Alcidamas’ agonistic identity, drawing on Pollux’s heroism in Valerius, is threatened during the games and collapses in war: Valerius’ virtus finds no place in Statius. There’s a similar opposition between athleticism and war in Silius’ Punica, where Podaetus’ failure metapoetically signals that martial epic outclasses epic games.
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