Nothing Ordinary Here

Statius as Creator of Distinction in the Silvae
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-97098-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 346 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Studies in Classics

Through a combined methodology of philology, social theory and archaeology this book offers a reinterpretation of Statius's Silvae.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zeiner, Noelle K.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Review of Scholarship; P. Bourdieu's Theory of Distinction 1. Statius as a Legitimate Spokesperson 2. Manifestations of Material Wealth 3. Statius' Language of Wealth 4. Distinction Silvae 1.2: Stella and Violentilla: the distinction of poetry Silvae 1.5: Claudius Etruscus' Balneum: the distintion of taste Silvae 2.1: Melior and Glaucias: the distintion of paternal pietas Silvae 4.8: Julius Menecrates and Pollius Felix: the distinction of fatherhood and grandfatherhood Silvae 2.2: Pollius Felix: the distinction of Epicurean Quies Silvae 4.6: Novius Vindex: the distinction of connoisseurship Silvae 5.2: Crispinus: the distinction of youth and pedigree Silvae 5.1: Priscilla: the distinction of a women for the distinction of a man Conclusion: Statius' vox aurea

Über Autor(innen)

Noelle K. Zeiner