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IN THE IMAGE OF THE ANCESTORS: NARRATIVES OF KINSHIP IN FLAVIAN EPIC PHOENIX Journal of the Classical Association of Canada Revue de la Société canadienne des études classiques Supplementary Volume XLVIII NEIL W. BERNSTEIN In the Image of the Ancestors: Narratives of Kinship in Flavian Epic UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS Toronto Buffalo London ©University of Toronto Press Incorporated 2008 Toronto Buffalo London www.utppublishing.com Printed in Canada ISBN 978-0-8020-9879-5 Printed on acid-free paper Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Bernstein, Neil W., 1973– In the image of the ancestors: narratives of kinship in Flavian epic / Neil W. Bernstein. (Phoenix. Supplementary volume; XLVIII) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8020-9879-5 1. Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, 1st cent. 2. Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius). 3. Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. 4. Epic poetry, Latin – History and criticism. 5. Kinship in literature. 6. Family in literature. 7. Rome – History – Flavians, 69–96. I. Title. II. Series: Phoenix. Supplementary volume (Toronto, Ont.); XLVIII PA6050.B47 2008 873'.01093552 C2008-901774-9 University of Toronto Press acknowledges the financial assistance to its publishing program of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. University of Toronto Press acknowledges the financial support for its publishing activities of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP). Leonard and Danielle Bernstein, parentibus optimis Yi-Ting Wang and Hannah Wang Bernstein, uxori filiaeque carissimis Quid, inquam, annos Patrocli et Achillis inquirere ad rem existimas perti- nere? Quaeris Ulixes ubi errauerit potius quam efficias ne nos semper erre- mus? Non uacat audire utrum inter Italiam et Siciliam iactatus sit an extra notum nobis orbem (neque enim potuit in tam angusto error esse tam lon- gus): tempestates nos animi cotidie iactant et nequitia in omnia Ulixis mala inpellit. Non deest forma quae sollicitet oculos, non hostis; hinc monstra effera et humano cruore gaudentia, hinc insidiosa blandimenta aurium, hinc naufragia et tot uarietates malorum. hoc me doce, quomodo patriam amem, quomodo uxorem, quomodo patrem, quomodo ad haec tam honesta uel naufragus nauigem. Seneca, Epistles 88.6–7 This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction 3 1 Kinship as Narrative 7 2 Valerius’ Argonautica: Kinship and Power 30 3 Statius’ Thebaid 64 kinship as destiny 64 kinship and gender 85 4 Statius’ Achilleid: Nature and Nurture 105 5 Silius’ Punica: Kinship and the State 132 6 From Family to Nation: Descent and Ethnicity in Flavian Epic 160 7 The Poetics of Kinship 193 Notes 205 Works Cited 245 Index Locorum 265 General Index 271 This page intentionally left blank ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Several friends, colleagues, and mentors read chapters or entire drafts of this book as it was taking shape and generously offered valuable commentary. For their gifts of time, expertise, and support, warmest thanks to Antony Augoustakis, Neil Coffee, William Dominik, Randall Ganiban, Micaela Janan, Alison Keith, Martha Malamud, Raymond Marks, Mark Masterson, Carole Newlands, Francis Newton, and Jennifer Rea. I would like to thank my colleagues in the Department of Classics & World Religions at Ohio University: James Andrews, Thomas Carpenter, Elizabeth Collins, Steve Hays, Lynne Lancaster, Loren Lybarger, William Owens, Ruth Palmer, and George Weckman. They exemplify the spirit of collegiality in all that they do, and I am deeply grateful for their constant support and encouragement. The participants in the Ohio University Clas- sics, Medieval, and Renaissance Colloquium also offered extremely helpful criticism of an early version of chapter 4. My thanks in particular to Andrew Escobedo, Beth Quitslund, and Miriam Shadis. I would like to thank Suzanne Rancourt, Jonathan Edmondson, Richard Ratzlaff, and Barbara Czarnecki for providing an efficient and responsive editorial and publication process. Steven Palmer offered timely help with the preparation of the index. I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Department of Classics & World Religions and the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in granting me a release from teaching duties in fall quarter 2006. The Loeb Classical Library Foundation, the Department of Classics & World Religions at Ohio University, and the Ohio University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs furnished financial assistance toward the subvention for this book’s publication. An earlier version of the first half of chapter 3 appeared at TAPA 133.2 (2003): 353–79. My greatest thanks are due to my family. Grates persoluere dignas non opis est nostrae. I dedicate this book to them with all my love and gratitude. This page intentionally left blank
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