The Silvae is a collection of Latin occasional poetry in hexameters, hendecasyllables, and lyric meters by Publius Papinius Statius (c. 45 – c. 96 CE). There are 32 poems in the collection, divided into five books.

Statius's development of allegory helped establish the importance of that technique in medieval poetry. In the Renaissance, the Silvae, thanks to Poliziano, helped inspire an entire genre of collections of miscellaneous, occasional poetry called Sylvae which remained popular throughout the period, inspiring works by Hugo Grotius and John Dryden ...

BkI: Prologue – Statius to his friend, Lucius Arruntius Stella, Greetings I’ve thought long and hard, my Stella, given how knowledgeable and distinguished you are in whatever of our pursuits you follow, as to whether I should gather these things together for publication, works that rose one by one from my heart, flowing in sudden fire and lovely haste from my pen.

Statius was one of the principal Roman epic and lyric poets of the Silver Age of Latin literature (ad 18–133). His occasional poems, collected under the title Silvae (“Forests”), apart from their literary merit, are valuable for their description of the life style of a wealthy and fashionable

Dec 24, 2020 · SILVAE By Publius Papinius Statius (45-96 A.D.) Translated by William Thomas Sherman [email protected] Prefatory Note As much as for any other reason, this present translation of Statius’ Silvae was undertaken in an effort to expand and improve my knowledge of Latin, myself having becoming a student of that language only late in life.

The section entitled ‘The Silvae‘ is wide and varied, with paragraphs on meter, the significance of the title, structure, genre, material culture, Greek rhetoric balanced against poetic predecessors, and a particularly useful section on style.

Statius’ Silvae, thirty-two occasional poems, were written probably between 89 and 96 CE. Here the poet congratulates friends, consoles mourners, offers thanks, admires a monument or artistic object, and describes a memorable scene.

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Publius Papinius Statius, born around 45AD, was a prominent Greco-Roman poet of the first century. His notable works include the epic “Thebaid,” comprising twelve books, a collection entitled “Silvae,” and his unfinished epic the “Achilleid.”

PVBLIVS PAPINIVS STATIVS SILVAE I. STATIVS STELLAE SVO SALVTEM. Diu multumque dubitavi, Stella iuvenis optime et in studiis nostris eminentissime, qua parte evolvisti, an hos libellos, qui mihi subito calore et quadam festinandi voluptate fluxerunt, cum singuli de sinu meo pro [ . . . . ] congregatos ipse dimitterem. quid enim o [ . . . . ] quoque auctoritate editionis onerari, quo adhuc pro ...