Editing and Commenting on Statius' Silvae

271 Pages·2023·4.936 MB·English

by  Ana Lóio

EditingandCommentingonStatius’Silvae
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C.Pieper(LeidenUniversity)
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K.M.Coleman(HarvardUniversity)
A.Heller(UniversityofTours)
C.C.deJonge(LeidenUniversity)
J.J.H.Klooster(UniversityofGroningen)
T.Reinhardt(OxfordUniversity)
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Editing and Commenting
on Statius’ Silvae
Editedby
AnaLóio
leiden | boston
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Contents
Acknowledgements vii
ListofFigures viii
Abbreviations x
NotesonContributors xi
Introduction:CommentingonStatius’Silvae:NoPlaceforDeadWood 1
AnaLóio
part 1
The(First)Rediscovery
1 RomanHumanismandtheStudyoftheSilvaeintheFifteenth
Century 25
GiancarloAbbamonte
2 Poliziano’s(CommentaryonStatius’)Silvae:BetweenImitationand
Exegesis 48
LukeRoman
part 2
TheSequel:ANewAgeof Disclosure
3 TheRoleofTranslationinCommentaryonStatius’Silvae 89
BruceGibson
4 NotesfromaNewCommentaryonStatius’Silvae 109
AntoninoPittà
5 CommentingontheSilvae:Visuality,Versatility,Verisimilitude 126
KathleenM.Coleman
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vi contents
part 3
APathtotheFuture:StatianReadingsinAugustanPoetry
6 ErrantPoetics:RethinkingaCommentonSilvae2.2.83–85 167
CaroleNewlands
7 CommentingonanOvidianModel:AnAuthorizedDesertioninSilvae
1.2 185
GianpieroRosati
8 TheHutandtheTemple:PrivateAetiologyandAugustanModelsinSilvae
3.1 197
FedericaBessone
9 UntyingtheCommentator’sKnot:BondsandLacunaeinSilvae4.4and
Propertius2.1 226
AnaLóio
IndexofManuscriptsandIncunabula 245
GeneralIndex 246
IndexLocorum 249
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Acknowledgements
I am convinced that Statius’ Silvae are one of a kind.1 This is why, although
theyarenolongerapoorly-knowntext,Istilldeemitrelevanttoinsistontheir
uniquecharacterandonhowmuchthereistouncoveraboutthem(nomatter
howbanalthisassertionsounds).Thepresentvolumeisawayof arguingmy
viewontheuniquenessof theSilvae.Inthistask,Icountedontheprecious
assistanceofscholarswhoseresearchhashadamostsignificantimpactonthe
studyofStatius’collectionoverthepastmanyyears.
Myfirstwordsof gratitudeareaddressedpreciselytothosewhohavecon-
tributedtothisvolume.Iamgratefulfortheirconfidenceinthisproject,their
endlesspatience,andabovealltheirdedicationtotheSilvae.
IthankthecolleaguesattheCentreforClassicalStudies(SchoolofArtsand
Humanities,UniversityofLisbon)whohaveaccompaniedeachandeverystep
ofthisproject.Amongthem,WilliamDominikdeservesaspecialacknowledge-
mentforhavinggenerouslycommentedonthevolume’sintroductionandmy
ownchapter;myworkhasbenefitedverymuchfromhissuggestions.
AntonyAugoustakis,JoyLittlewood,andCristinaPimentelhaveaplaceof
theirown.Theyknowwhy.
MyfinalwordsareforKathleenM.Coleman.Itwashercommentaryonthe
fourthbookoftheSilvaethatfirstopenedmyeyestothesepoems.Nowitwas
shewhosupportedandencouragedmethroughouttheprocessofeditingthis
volume,savingmefrommanyerrorsandtirelesslysupplyinganswerstomylists
of queries.Ihavelearnedsomuchfromheraboutprofessionalism,accuracy,
andthetimeittakestodothingsright.
1 AlwynHarrisonwasresponsibleforthelinguisticrevisionofseveralchaptersofthevolume.
ThisworkisfinancedwithNationalFundsthroughFCT(FoundationforScienceandTech-
nology),projectUIDB/00019/2020.
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Figures
5.1 Herculaneumv17/18,frescoofcupidsplayingwithatripodandagiantcithara.
ReproducedbycourtesyoftheMinisterodellaCultura—ParcoArcheologicodi
Ercolano. 128
5.2 Pompeiivi15,1,CasadeiVettii,‘roomoftheCupids’,frescoofcupids
garlandingagoatforsacrifice.Photograph:Scala/ArtResource,NY. 129
5.3 Pompeiivi15,1,CasadeiVettii,‘roomoftheCupids’,frescoofcupidsdriving
chariotsdrawnbydeer.Photograph:Scala/ArtResource,NY. 129
5.4 MuseiVaticani,MuseoGregorianoProfano,‘UnsweptFloor’mosaic,detail.
Photograph:BridgemanImages. 132
5.5 Pompeii,paintingofmissilia,MuseoArcheologicoNazionale,Naples,inv.9624.
ReproducedbycourtesyoftheMinisterodellaCultura,MuseoArcheologico
NazionalediNapoli,photographbyLuigiSpina. 136
5.6 Herculaneum,VilladeiPapiri,seasidepavilion,ivorytripodleg,detail.
ReproducedbycourtesyoftheMinisterodellaCultura—ParcoArcheologicodi
Ercolano. 138
5.7 Couchandfootstoolwithbonecarvingsandglassinlays,restoredfrom
fragmentspossiblyfoundinthevillaofLuciusVerusontheViaCassiaoutside
Rome.1st–2ndcenturyce.Couch:105.4×76.2×214.6cm.(41.5×30×84.5in.).
Footstool23.5×44.5×64.8cm.(9.25×17.5×25.5in.).TheMetropolitan
MuseumofArt,NewYork,inv.no.17.190.2076.GiftofJ.PierpontMorgan,1917.
www.metmuseum.org. 139
5.8 TestamentumRelief.Early2ndcenturyce.Rome,MuseiCapitolini,Palazzo
Nuovo,ArchivioFotograficodeiMuseiCapitolini,Galleriainv.no.308.©Roma,
SovrintendenzaCapitolinadiBeniCulturali. 141
5.9 Oplontis,villaofPoppaea,room15(23),eastwall,paintingofimagines
clipeataedisplayedbelowceiling.Photograph:Bridgeman
Images. 142
5.10 Pompeiii9,1,CasadelBell’Impluvio,paintingofimaginesclipeataetilted
downwards.ReproducedbycourtesyoftheMinisterodellaCultura—Parco
ArcheologicodiPompei. 143
5.11 Bronzestatuette,‘LoebPoseidon’.150–130bce.H29.5cm.(11.6in.).State
CollectionofAntiquitiesandGlyptothekMunich,inv.15.PhotographbyRenate
Kühling. 147
5.12 BronzestatuetteofHerculesonbronzebase.FoundinsanctuaryofHercules
CurinusatSulmonain1959.Thirdcenturybceorfirstcenturyce.H35.9cm.
(14in.);Hwithbase39cm.(15in.);W17.5cm.(7in.);D14cm.(5.5in.).Museo
ArcheologicoNazionaled’Abruzzo,VillaFrigerj,inv.no.4340,authorizedbythe
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figures ix
MinisterodellaCultura—DirezioneregionaleMuseiAbruzzo.Theimage
publishedmaynotbereproducedorduplicatedbyanymethod. 000
5.13 Ostiai14,5,HouseofErosandPsyche,TablinumD,opussectile,detail.7.5×
7.5m.(24ft.7in.×24ft.7in.).Late3rd/early4thcenturyce.MuseoOstiense.
Photograph:BridgemanImages. 158
5.14 PalaceofDomitianonthePalatine,banquethall,opussectilefloor.William
L.MacDonaldCollection,DepartmentofArtandArchaeology,Princeton
University. 159
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Abbreviations
AbbreviationsofAncientAuthorsandWorks
GreekauthorsandworksareabbreviatedaccordingtotheLiddellandScott,andthe
OxfordLatinDictionarywasusedfortheLatinauthorsandworks.Authorsandworks
notincludedinthosedictionariesfollowthenormoftheOxfordClassicalDictionary.
JournalsusetheabbreviationsofL’AnnéePhilologique.
Hornblower,S.andSpawforth,A.eds.(20124).TheOxfordClassicalDictionary.Oxford.
Glare,P.G.W.ed.(20122).OxfordLatinDictionary.Oxford.
Liddell,H.G.,Scott,R.andJones,H.S.eds.(19409).AGreek–EnglishLexicon.Oxford.
AbbreviationsofModernWorks
PIR2 Groag,A.andStein,A.(1933–).ProsopographiaImperiiRomaniSaeculi.Berlin.
RE Real-EncyclopädiederclassischenAltertumswissenschaft.(1893–1980).Stuttgart.
TLL ThesaurusLinguaeLatinae.(1900–).Leipzig.
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