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Statius, Thebaid 1.250: Conjecturing an Intertext

Posted on Sunday: February 26, 2017 by Michael Hendry

    Juno’s first words in the Thebaid (1.248-51) come in reply to Jupiter’s announcement (214-47) of his plan to punish both Argives and Thebans for their various sins:     Sic pater omnipotens. ast illi saucia dictis flammato uersans inopinum corde dolorem talia … Continue reading →

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More On Statius’ Somnus

Posted on Monday: December 19, 2005 by Michael Hendry

The most recent (though not very recent) post on Gabriel Laguna’s Tradición Clásica is on Statius, Silvae 5.4, the ‘Ode to Sleep’. One of first things I put on the web here was ‘Sonnets to Morpheus’, with texts of Statius’ … Continue reading →

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