Burning up, melting down, collapsing in: Fire imagery, narrative articulation, funerals, and the incestuous poetics of Statius' Thebaid
(2023)
Book Chapter
This chapter explores fire imagery in Statius’ Thebaid, its relationship to ritual and narrative articulation. Fire is often involved in Roman ritual, associated with catastrophic destruction alongside purification and release. The Thebaid’s complex... Read More about Burning up, melting down, collapsing in: Fire imagery, narrative articulation, funerals, and the incestuous poetics of Statius' Thebaid.