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Winner of the 2015 Jozef IJsewijn Prize for best first book on a Neo-Latin topic Following an overview of their broader tradition, this book analyses in detail the commentaries on Statius' Thebaid published in the 16th-17th c., with a focus on their interaction with the poem and on the various kinds of exegetical discourse they present. Apres un examen d'ensemble de la tradition dans laquelle ils s'inscrivent, ce livre analyse en detail, sous l'angle de leur interaction avec le poeme et du discours exegetique qu'ils presentent, les commentaires sur la Thebaide de Stace publies aux 16e-17e s.

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Valery Berlincourt's monograph (...) fills a huge gap: not only is this the first systematic study of the early commentators on Statius' epic, but it is also the most complete. (...) As an indispensable guide to often difficult and perplexing passages, it offers superb analysis of the multi-layered world of Statian scholia through the ages, with a specific focus on Caspar von Barth, whose complete commentary of Statius' poems still features prominently in every study of the Neapolitan poet. Antony Augoustakis, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2014.05.11.

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Valery Berlincourt, Ph.D. (2008), University of Neuchatel, is research collaborator in classics at the University of Geneva. He has published on the interpretation, transmission and reception of Statius and is currently working on intertextuality for the Swiss National Science Foundation. Valery Berlincourt, docteur de l'Universite de Neuchatel (2008), est collaborateur de recherche en philologie classique a l'Universite de Geneve. Auteur de publications sur l'interpretation, la transmission et la reception de Stace, il travaille actuellement sur l'intertextualite pour le Fonds National Suisse de la Recherche Scientifique.

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