TOMMASO SPINELLI, Statius and Ovid: Poetics, Politics, and Intermediality in the Thebaid . Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2024. Pp. x + 293. isbn 9781009282215 (hbk): £85.00. 9781009282208 (ebook).

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• The book analyzes the relationship between poetics and politics in the works of Statius and Ovid, with a focus on intermediality.
• Literary analysis of Thebaid by Statius and works of Ovid.
• Examination of intermedial aspects and their cultural implications.
• Discussion of the political context surrounding the texts.
• Highlights the complex relationship between poetic form and political ideology.
• Demonstrates how intermediality enriches the understanding of both authors' works.
• Offers new interpretations of Thebaid, linking it to contemporary political discourses.