R. T. Ganiban, Statius and Virgil. The Thebaid and the Reinterpretation of the Aeneid

Randall T. Ganiban, Statius and Virgil. The Thebaid and the Reinterpretation of the Aeneid,  Cambridge:  Cambridge University Press, 2007.  Pp. 258.   ISBN 9780521840392.   $90.00.  
Recension par Bob Cowan (Balliol College, Oxford) dans Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2009.06.31.

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Présentation de l'éditeur:

At the end of the Thebaid, Statius enjoins his epic 'not to compete with the divine Aeneid but rather to follow at a distance and always revere its footprints'. The nature of the Thebaid's interaction with the Aeneid is, however, a matter of debate. This book argues that the Thebaid reworks themes, scenes, and ideas from Virgil in order to show that the Aeneid's representation of monarchy is inadequate. It also demonstrates how the Thebaid's fascination with horror, spectacle, and unspeakable violence is tied to Statius' critique of the moral and political virtues at the heart of the Aeneid. Professor Ganiban offers both a new way to interpret the Thebaid and a largely sequential reading of the poem.

Table des matières:

Preface Page vii
List of abbreviations x
1   Introduction 1
2   Oedipus' curse 24
3   Horror, prophecy, and the gods 44
4   Hypsipyle's narrative of nefas 71
5   Bacchus and the outbreak of war 96
6   Dis and the domination of hell 117
7   Delay and the rout of Pietas 152
8   Spectacle, crime, and monarchy at Thebes 176
9   Pietas, burial, and clementia in a world of nefas 207
Works cited 233
General index 243
Index locorum