{"product_id":"silvae-statius-9780674996908","title":"Silvae","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStately verse.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStatius' \u003ci\u003eSilvae\u003c\/i\u003e, thirty-two occasional poems, were written probably between 89 and 96 AD. Here the poet congratulates friends, consoles mourners, offers thanks, admires a monument or artistic object, and describes a memorable scene. The verse is light in touch, with a distinct pictorial quality. Statius gives us in these impromptu poems clear images of Domitian's Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStatius was raised in the Greek cultural milieu of the Bay of Naples, and his Greek literary education lends a sophisticated veneer to his ornamental verse. The role of the emperor and the imperial circle in determining taste is also readily apparent: the figure of the emperor Domitian permeates these poems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eD. R. Shackleton Bailey's edition of the \u003ci\u003eSilvae\u003c\/i\u003e, which replaced the earlier Loeb Classical Library edition with translation by J. H. Mozley, is now reissued with corrections by Christopher A. Parrott.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Statius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674996909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674996908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 4.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Statius","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44540334014719,"sku":"9780674996908","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b308249d-99e1-4809-9f79-89e6f0746741.jpg?v=1700587313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/silvae-statius-9780674996908","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}