The Dark Side of Statius' Achilleid - Julene (Lecturer in Classical Literature and Culture Abad Del Vecchio - Bog

This book provides an in-depth analysis of Statius' Achilleid, an epic poem written in the 1st century A.D. It explores the poem's relationship with its literary precursors and positions at centre-stage its darker elements, offering new readings of the Achilleid in relation to its literary inheritance, gender dynamics, and generic tensions.