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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., funiture, 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.
| ISBN | 0415970989 | | Pages | 304 | | ISBN13 | 9780415970983
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 599 | | Imprint | Routledge | | Published in | London | | Format | Hardback | | Series title | Studies in Classics | | Publication date | 20 Jun 2005 | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Library of Congress | 2005013493 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | DEWEY | 871.01 | | Spine width (mm) | 24 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | Introduction : from "slavish flatterer" to poet of distinction | | 1 | | Ch. 1 | | The economics of wealth | | 13 | | Ch. 2 | | Statius as licensed spokesperson | | 45 | | Ch. 3 | | Material wealth in the Silvae | | 75 | | Ch. 4 | | Statius' language of wealth | | 109 | | Ch. 5 | | Creating distinction | | 135 | | Ch. 6 | | Achieving distinction | | 227 |
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