Abstract: I argue that various allusions to Aeneid 12 in Thebaid 12 abridge the earlier narrative, cutting out difficult scenes so that Theseus and Creon’s duel becomes a more straightforward battle between right and wrong than that of Aeneas and Turnus. These “abridging allusions” are one of several techniques used to thematize narrative speed in Thebaid 12, in contrast to the thematization of delay in earlier books. I first discuss delay as a central feature in the two epics, then examine Statius’ abridging allusions and situate them in various ongoing debates about the poem and its relationship with the Aeneid.

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Odi(tque moras): 删节对维吉尔的典故，埃涅阿斯纪 12 在 Statius，Thebaid 12

摘要：我认为 Thebaid 12 中对 Aeneid 12 的各种典故删减了早期的叙述，删去了困难的场景，使忒修斯和克里昂的决斗成为比埃涅阿斯和图努斯更直接的对错之战。这些“删节典故”是 Thebaid 12 中用于将叙事速度主题化的几种技术之一，与早期书籍中延迟的主题化形成鲜明对比。我首先将延迟作为两部史诗中的一个核心特征进行讨论，然后检查 Statius 的节略典故，并将它们置于有关这首诗及其与埃涅阿斯纪关系的各种持续辩论中。