Its project - to tell the whole life of Achilles - was cut short by the poets untimely death. In relating this story Statius explores the nature of gender and the limits of the epic genre, while playfully and wittily positioning himself in the epic - and wider - poetic tradition.Publisher: Liverpool University PressNumber of pages: 188Collection: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic EditionsPublication date: 2005Dimensions: 136 x 216 x 15Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): O.A.W. Dilke