Achilleid by Statius, Stanley Lombardo (Translator)
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Overview: One of the most entertaining short narratives of all time, the Achilleid is a stand alone work of compelling contemporary interest that moves with great rapidity and clarity. Its compact narrative, which encompasses a brutish childhood, an overprotective mother, temporary gender bending, sexual violence, and a final coming to manhood with the promise of future military prowess, may be unparalleled in a single narrative of such brevity.
“The text has survived in hundreds of manuscripts, sometimes copied with Statius’ much longer and lugubrious The baid, but just as often with other racy short narratives and dramas taught in the medieval schools. The poem’s literary playfulness, visual imagery, and lighthearted treatment of mythological and historical data made it and can still make it a goldmine in the classroom.
Genre: Poetry, Rome, Epic Poetry
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