Building in words: the process of construction in Latin literature

'Building in Words' explores the relationship between text and architecture in the Roman world from the perspective of architectural process. Ancient Romans frequently encountered buildings under construction - they experienced noisy building work, disruptive transportation of materials, a...

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1. Verfasser: Reitz-Joosse, Bettina 1984- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2021]
Schriftenreihe:Classical culture and society
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Zusammenfassung:'Building in Words' explores the relationship between text and architecture in the Roman world from the perspective of architectural process. Ancient Romans frequently encountered buildings under construction - they experienced noisy building work, disruptive transportation of materials, and sometimes spectacular engineering feats. Bettina Reitz-Joosse analyzes how Roman authors responded to the process of building and construction in their literary works. Roman authors tell stories of architectural creation to give meaning to finished monuments. Their narratives can stress technological or logistic mastery or highlight morally problematic aspects of construction, particularly in large-scale engineering projects. While offering descriptions of the process of creating architecture, Roman writers also reflect on the creation of their own works
Beschreibung:Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 271 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780197610718
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DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197610688.001.0001

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