Silvae

Name: Silvae
Author: Publius Papinius Statius

Poetry collection by Statius P. Papinius

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Also known as Stat. Silv.

Author: Publius Papinius Statius
Language: Latin
Genre: Silvae

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The Silvae is a collection of Latin occasional poetry in hexameters, hendecasyllables, and lyric meters by Publius Papinius Statius. There are 32 poems in the collection, divided into five books. Each book contains a prose preface which introduces and dedicates the book. The subjects of the poetry are varied and provide scholars with a wealth of information on Domitian's Rome and Statius' life.

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Different from: Silvae
Title: Silvae
Members / parts: Silvae 1
Silvae 2
Silvae 3
Silvae 4
Silvae 5
Form of creative work: poem
Entry in abbreviations table: Stat. Silv. used by: Perseus Digital Library
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1.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/abbrevhelp
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