
Legendary Rome
Jennifer A. Rea(Author)
Bristol Classical Press
Published on 5. June 2007
Book
Hardback
191 pages
978-0-7156-3646-6 (ISBN)
Description
"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, the past transforms and is reinvented anew.The exploration of what constitutes a civilised landscape for each poet leads to significant conclusions about the dynamic and evolving nature of shared public memories. Written when Rome was in the process of defining a new, post-war identity, the poems studied here capture the growing tension between community and individual development, the restoration of peace versus expansion through military means, and stability and change within the city.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
452 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7156-3646-6 (9780715636466)
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Jennifer A. Rea
Legendary Rome
E-Book
11/2013
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
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Jennifer A. Rea
Legendary Rome
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11/2013
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€155.99
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Person
Jennifer A. Rea is an Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Florida in Gainesville. In addition to having articles forthcoming in 'Ancient Narrative' (2006) and 'Scholia' (2006/7), she is the author of nine entries in 'Medieval Italy' (Routledge, 2003) and numerous book reviews.