Files
Abstract
This thesis explores the intersection of narrative and metapoetry in Statius’ Silvae 1.2. I discuss these issues in a commentary format to allow full attention to the treatment of narrative and metapoetic issues at the word, phrase, and passage levels. The construction of narratorial identity in the poem is central to Statius’ project of establishing distinction by relation to the couple being married. I further investigate the way that these issues are embedded into Statius’ poetic self-fashioning techniques.