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- catalog abstract "There is more to classical literature than just the classics. Here David Slavitt expands the canon by presenting vivid, graceful, and amusing translations of two neglected fragmentary works of Latin literature. The first is Publius Papinius Statius's first-century epic Achilleid, an extraordinary fusion of epic and New Comedy sentiments and humor that may represent the earliest literary imagining of the charm of adolescence. It relates the story of the education of Achilles under the centaur Chiron, his adopting the disguise of a girl during his sojourn at the court of Lycomedes in Scyros, his love affair with Deidamia, his detection by Ulysses and Diomedes, and his departure for Troy. The second work is Claudius Claudianus's unfinished fourth-century epic version of the rape of Proserpine. The two works together make a delightful pair. The afterword by David Konstan explores the traditions in which - and against which - Statius and Claudian composed their versions of these well-known stories.".
- catalog contributor b10433730.
- catalog contributor b10433731.
- catalog contributor b10433732.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98).".
- catalog description "It relates the story of the education of Achilles under the centaur Chiron, his adopting the disguise of a girl during his sojourn at the court of Lycomedes in Scyros, his love affair with Deidamia, his detection by Ulysses and Diomedes, and his departure for Troy. The second work is Claudius Claudianus's unfinished fourth-century epic version of the rape of Proserpine. The two works together make a delightful pair.".
- catalog description "The Achilleid of Publius Papinius Statius -- The rape of Proserpine of Claudius Claudianus.".
- catalog description "The afterword by David Konstan explores the traditions in which - and against which - Statius and Claudian composed their versions of these well-known stories.".
- catalog description "There is more to classical literature than just the classics. Here David Slavitt expands the canon by presenting vivid, graceful, and amusing translations of two neglected fragmentary works of Latin literature. The first is Publius Papinius Statius's first-century epic Achilleid, an extraordinary fusion of epic and New Comedy sentiments and humor that may represent the earliest literary imagining of the charm of adolescence.".
- catalog extent "xii, 98 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Broken columns.".
- catalog identifier "0812234243 (cloth : acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Broken columns.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng lat".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Philadelphia, PA : University of Pennsylvania Press,".
- catalog relation "Broken columns.".
- catalog subject "873/.0109 21".
- catalog subject "Achilles (Greek mythology) Poetry.".
- catalog subject "Achilles (Mythological character) Poetry.".
- catalog subject "Epic poetry, Latin Translations into English.".
- catalog subject "Mythology, Classical Poetry.".
- catalog subject "PA6164 .B76 1997".
- catalog subject "Proserpina (Roman deity) Poetry.".
- catalog subject "Trojan War Poetry.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Achilleid of Publius Papinius Statius -- The rape of Proserpine of Claudius Claudianus.".
- catalog title "Broken columns : two Roman epic fragments / translated by David R. Slavitt ; afterword by David Konstan.".
- catalog type "Poetry. fast".
- catalog type "Translations. fast".
- catalog type "text".