Nothing Ordinary Here Statius as Creator of Distinction in the Silvae

Introduction: Review of Scholarship; P. Bourdieu's Theory of Distinction 1. Statius as a Legitimate Spokesperson 2. Manifestations of Material Wealth 3. Statius' Language of Wealth 4. Distinction "Silvae" 1.2: Stella and Violentilla: the distinction of poetry "Silvae" 1.5: Claudius Etruscus' "Balneum": the distintion of taste "Silvae" 2.1: Melior and Glaucias: the distintion of paternal "pietas" "Silvae" 4.8: Julius Menecrates and Pollius Felix: the distinction of fatherhood and grandfatherhood "Silvae" 2.2: Pollius Felix: the distinction of Epicurean "Quies" "Silvae" 4.6: Novius Vindex: the distinction of connoisseurship "Silvae" 5.2: Crispinus: the distinction of youth and pedigree "Silvae" 5.1: Priscilla: the distinction of a women for the distinction of a man Conclusion: Statius' "vox aurea"

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Noelle K. Zeiner (Author)