This study focuses on ways in which Statius' epic Thebaid, a poem about the civil war between Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices, reflects the theme of intern

This study focuses on ways in which Statius' epic Thebaid, a poem about the civil war between Oedipus' sons Eteocles and Polynices, reflects the theme of intern

Significant new reading of the epic which argues that its narrative strategies reflect the theme of internal discord.

The Thebaid, a Latin epic in twelve books by Statius (c. 45–96 C. E.) reexamines events following the abdication of Oedipus, focusing on the civil war between

An ambitious analysis of the Roman literary obsession with retreat and closed spaces, in the context of expanding empire.