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Beschreibung
Why was the literature of ancient Rome so preoccupied with immorality? Arguing that this powerful moralising discourse was utilised by Romans to negotiate conflicts and tensions in their social and political order, this study is of vital importance to students, scholars and non-specialists intrigued by Roman culture and society.
Why was the literature of ancient Rome so preoccupied with immorality? Arguing that this powerful moralising discourse was utilised by Romans to negotiate conflicts and tensions in their social and political order, this study is of vital importance to students, scholars and non-specialists intrigued by Roman culture and society.
Über den Autor
Catharine Edwards FBA is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck, University of London. She has translated Suetonius' Lives of the Caesars (2008) and recently published an edition of selected letters of the Younger Seneca (Cambridge, 2019). She was presenter of the television series Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome (BBC Four) and is a regular contributor to the radio show In Our Time.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword; Preface; Introduction to the Cambridge Classical Classics edition; Introduction; 1. A moral revolution? The law against adultery; 2. Mollitia: reading the body; 3. Playing Romans: representations of actors and the theatre; 4. Structures of immorality: rhetoric, building and social hierarchy; 5. Prodigal pleasures; Bibliography; Index locorum; Index of subjects and proper names.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781009464116
ISBN-10: 1009464116
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Edwards, Catharine
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Catharine Edwards
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.02.2025
Gewicht: 0,404 kg
Artikel-ID: 131635267

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