Legendary Rome :: myth, monuments and memory on the Palatine and Capitoline /

Legendary Rome is the first book to offer a comparative treatment of the reinvention of Rome's origins in the poetry of Vergil, Tibullus and Propertius. It also examines the impact that the changing topography of Rome, as orchestrated by the emperor Augustus, had on those poets' renditions...

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1. Verfasser: Rea, Jennifer A.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : Bloomsbury, 2012.
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Zusammenfassung:Legendary Rome is the first book to offer a comparative treatment of the reinvention of Rome's origins in the poetry of Vergil, Tibullus and Propertius. It also examines the impact that the changing topography of Rome, as orchestrated by the emperor Augustus, had on those poets' renditions of Rome's legendary past. When the poets explore the significance of Augustus' reconstruction of the Palatine and Capitoline hills, they create new meaning and memories for the story of Rome's legendary foundations. As the tradition of Rome's mythic and legendary origins evolves through each poetic revision,
Beschreibung:1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174) and index.
ISBN:9781472537836
1472537831
9781472539892
1472539893
0715636464
9780715636466

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