Title: Silvae
Description: Statius' Silvae, thirty-two occasional poems, were written probably between 89 and 96 AD. Here the poet congratulates friends, consoles mourners, sends thanks, admires a memorable scene. The verse is light in touch, with a distinct picture quality. Statius gives us in these impromptu poems clear images of Domitian's Rome. Statius published his Thebaid in the last decade of the first century. This epic recounting the struggle between the two sons of Oedipus for the kingship of Thebes is his masterpiece, a stirring exploration of the passions of civil war. The extant portion of his unfinished Achilleid is strikingly different in tone; this second epic begins as a charming account of Achilles' life.
Subjects: History, History and criticism, Latin Laudatory poetry, Latin Occasional verse, Poetry, Social life and customs, Translations into English, Translations into French, Translations into Hungarian, Translations into Italian, Translations into Spanish, Latin language materials, Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology), Latin Epic poetry, Works by individual poets: classical, early & medieval, Occasional verse, Latin, Domitian, 81-96, Hellenic languages, Literary Criticism, Ancient and Classical, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Literary Criticism & Collections / Ancient & Classical, Rome, Latin literature, translations into english, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Latin poetry, medieval and modern, translations into english, Sibling rivalry
Places: Rome, Rome (Italy)
Time periods: Domitian, 81-96