1671 Statius of Dante Fame ROMAN Myth Oedipus Achilles Thebaid Silva Giraldi

Papinius Statius was a 1^st-century Roman poet remembered for his epic poems ‘Thebaid’, ‘Silvae’ and ‘Achilleid’. These works tell famous stories of mythology and iconic heroes – namely Oedipus and Achilles. These poems were known to have had significant influence on Juvenal as well as into the 12^th-century on Chaucer, Dante, and Boccaccio as well as Dryden and Grotius in the Renaissance.

This 1671 Hackiana edition was collected and edited by Johannes Veenhusen and includes small woodcut engravings of medals, as well as a ‘life of Statius’ by 15^th-century Italian poet Giglio Gregorio Giraldi.

Item number: #13018

Price: $550

STATIUS, Publius Papinius

Publii Papinii Statii : Sylvarum lib. 5 ; Thebaidos lib. 12 ; Achilleidos lib. 2 ; notis selectissimis in Sylvarum libros Dimitii, Morelli, Bernartii, Gevartii, Crucei, Barthii, J.F. Gronovii diatribe ; in Thebaidos praeterea Placidi Lactantii, Bernartii, &c. ... accuratissime illustrati a Johanne Veenhusen.

Lugd., Batav. : Ex Officina Hackiana, 1671.

Details:

·        Collation: Complete with all pages

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·       Language: Latin

·       Binding: Vellum; tight & secure

·       Size: ~7.75in X 4.75in (19.5cm x 12cm)

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