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ROMAN HISTORICAL MYTHS: THE REGAL PERIOD IN AUGUSTAN By Matthew Fox + Letter
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Roman Historical Myths: The Regal Period in Augustan Literature
- ISBN-10
- 0198150202
- Genre
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- ISBN
- 9780198150206
- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
- Publication Name
- Roman Historical Myths : the Regal Period in Augustan Literature
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Subject
- Ancient / Rome, Folklore & Mythology, Rhetoric, Ancient & Classical
- Publication Year
- 1996
- Series
- Oxford Classical Monographs
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 278 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198150202
ISBN-13
9780198150206
eBay Product ID (ePID)
82578
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
278 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Roman Historical Myths : the Regal Period in Augustan Literature
Subject
Ancient / Rome, Folklore & Mythology, Rhetoric, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
1996
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Series
Oxford Classical Monographs
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
95-019065
Reviews
"This provocative literary analysis challenges conventional depictions of early Rome and is intended primarily for scholars."-- Religious Studies Review, "This provocative literary analysis challenges conventional depictions of early Rome and is intended primarily for scholars."--Religious Studies Review, 'F.'s subject is one that deserves careful study, and his attempt to apply modern theoretical discussions of historiography and ideology to ancient accounts of early Rome is welcome ... F. has made some good decisions ... and has some good and careful things to say about particular passagesand texts.'James E.G. Zetzel, Columbia University, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 8.2 (1997), 'F.'s subject is one that deserves careful study, and his attempt to apply modern theoretical discussions of historiography and ideology to ancient accounts of early Rome is welcome ... F. has made some good decisions ... and has some good and careful things to say about particular passages and texts.'James E.G. Zetzel, Columbia University, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 8.2 (1997)
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
870.9/15
Synopsis
An enlivening and sophisticated analysis of the pervasive use of historical myth in some of the greatest writers of the Late Republic and Augustan periods - from Cicero and Livy to Virgil, Propertius, and Ovid. The book challenges both historians and scholars of Latin literature with a provocative new interpretation of the whole notion of historical truth, Augustan ideology, and the connections between myth, belief, and historical context., This book offers an enlivening and sophisticated analysis of the pervasive use of historical myth in some of the best-known writers of the Late Republic and Augustan periods - from Cicero in the De Republica and the first book of Livy to Propertius IV and Ovid's Fasti. The chapters on prose narrative uncover an uneasy tension between the desire for accurate historical representation and the legendary character of traditional stories. In the light of modern theories of historical truth, the book argues that the narrative itself expresses a kind of belief in myths, and that this belief is in turn conditioned by historical circumstance. In this way, the accounts of Rome's regal period in both prose and verse bear witness to the uncertainties and upheavals at the end of the republic. At the same time, Dr Fox argues for a more sophisticated relationship between political and textual reality, and concludes that interpretations of political subversion need to be balanced by the sense of destiny and desire for the reinterpretation inherent in recounting the origins of Rome., This book offers a sophisticated analysis of the pervasive use of historical myth in some of the best-known writers of the Late Republic and Augustan periods, including Cicero, Livy, Virgil, Propertius, and Ovid. Looking at these writers' use of narrative, Fox uncovers an uneasy tension between the desire for accurate historical representation and the legendary character of traditional stories. In this way, the accounts of Rome's regal period in both prose and verse bear witness to the uncertainties and upheavals at the end of the republic.
LC Classification Number
PA6019.F5 1995
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