Nothing ordinary here
Subtitle: Statius as creator of distinction in the Silvae
By: Noelle K. Zeiner.
Series: Studies in classics; Studies in classics (Routledge (Firm))
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
Subjects: Statius, P. Papinius; Occasional verse, Latin -- History and criticism.; Laudatory poetry, Latin -- History and criticism.; Social classes in literature.; Wealth in literature.; Rome -- History -- Domitian, 81-96 -- Historiography.; Rome -- In literature.
Description: "Through a combined methodology of philology, social theory and archaeology, this book offers a reinterpretation of Statius's Silvae. A special feature is the book's catalogue of material wealth, an examination that for the first time itemizes valuable material objects that appear in the Silvae (eg., furniture, mosaics, aromatics) and evaluates their literary and cultural significance. By mapping the social landscape of various individuals and illuminating the cultural values associated with different types of material and non-material wealth through which widely disparate Romans sought personal distinction and status, the book makes a significant contribution not only to Silvae scholarship, but also to studies on Domitianic culture as a whole." --From the publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The economics of wealth; title: Statius as licensed spokesperson; title: Material wealth in the Silvae; title: Statius' language of wealth; title: Creating distinction; title: Achieving distinction.