Anticipation and Anachrony in Statius' Thebaid

Robert Simms

earliest edition we have, 2019 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2019

"Applying the latest narratological theory and focusing on the use of anachrony (or 'chronological deviation'), this book explores how Statius competes - successfully - for a place within an established literary canon. Given the tremendous pressure on poets to render familiar stories in unfamiliar and novel ways, how did he achieve this?"--

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Anticipation and Anachrony in Statius' Thebaid edition · 2021 · Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9781350191396
Anticipation and Anachrony in Statius' Thebaid edition · 2019 · Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9781350082595
Anticipation and Anachrony in Statius' Thebaid edition · 2019 · Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9781350082588
Anticipation and Anachrony in Statius' Thebaid edition · 2019 · Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 208 pages · 9781350082571

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