Speech and rhetoric in Statius' Thebaid
By: William J. Dominik.
Series: Altertumswissenschaftliche Texte und Studien,; Bd. 27
Publisher: Olms-Weidmann
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Hildesheim; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
Subjects: Statius, P. Papinius; Statius, P. Papinius -- Literary style.; Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) in literature.; Rhetoric, Ancient.; Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin -- History and criticism.; Sibling rivalry in literature.; Polyneices (Greek mythology); Eteocles (Greek mythology); Latin language -- Style.; Thebes (Greece) -- In literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-369) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: An overview of the speeches; title: Narrative strategy and the rôle of the speeches; title: Rhetorical-type speeches; title: Nonrhetorical-type speeches; title: The revelation of character in the speeches; title: Elements of style in the speeches; title: Statistical appendices : a catalogue of the speeches.