Roman Drama and Roman History Paperback / softback
by T. P. Wiseman
Part of the Exeter Studies in History series
Paperback / softback
Description
In this sequel to Historiography And Imagination (UEP 1994), Professor Wiseman explores the question of how the Romans understood their own past and the role of early drama in generating and transmitting legends.
The first six of the book's twelve essays are concerned with stories and scenarios in the surviving literature which are best explained as having been first created for the stage.
The other essays discuss the family traditions of Roman aristocrats, the rites of spring enjoyed by the Roman plebs, the use of Roman history in the radical politics of the nineteenth century, and how a great modern Roman historian exploited the novelist's art.
The book is designed to be accessible to anyone with an interest in the ancient world, and all Latin and Greek is translated.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:200 pages
- Publisher:Liverpool University Press
- Publication Date:01/04/1998
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- ISBN:9780859895606
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:200 pages
- Publisher:Liverpool University Press
- Publication Date:01/04/1998
- Category:
- ISBN:9780859895606
