▁device ▁to ▁both ▁fl atter ▁clients ▁and ▁absol ve ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁extreme ▁pra ise ▁the ▁characters ▁give . ▁Many ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁noted ▁the ▁t ension ▁between ▁Stati us ' ▁hast y ▁mode ▁of ▁composition ▁and ▁the ▁pol ished ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁pieces ▁and ▁have ▁remarked ▁on ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁use ▁of ▁book ▁arrangement ▁and ▁met rical ▁choice ▁to ▁convey ▁subt le ▁mean ings . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Text s ▁and ▁Comment aries ▁ ▁Cole man , ▁K . ▁Stati us ▁Silva e ▁IV ▁( O x ford , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁Gib son , ▁B . ▁Stati us , ▁Silva e ▁ 5 ▁( O x ford , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁van ▁Dam , ▁H . ▁Silva e , ▁Book ▁II : ▁A ▁comment ary ▁( Le iden , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁ ▁Trans l ations ▁ ▁Nag le , ▁Betty ▁The ▁Silva e ▁of ▁Stati us ▁( B lo om ington , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁Sh ack leton - B a iley , ▁D . ▁R . ▁Stati us ' ▁Silva e ▁( C amb ridge , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ ▁Studies ▁ ▁Hard ie , ▁A . ▁Stati us ▁and ▁the ▁Silva e : ▁Po ets , ▁Pat rons ▁and ▁Ep ide ix is ▁in ▁the ▁Gra ec o - R oman ▁World ▁( L iver pool , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁New lands