ENGLISH

Literature and Religion at Rome: Cultures, Contexts, and Beliefs

By Denis Feeney

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1998
ISBN
0521551048, 9780521551045, 9780511001505, 0521559219
LCC
PA6029.R4 F44 1998
Open Library ID
OL661504M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
384 kB (393324 bytes)
Series
Roman Literature and its Contexts
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This book exploits recent reevaluations of Roman religion in order to argue in favor of taking the religious dimensions of Roman literature seriously, as important cultural work in their own right. Instead of seeing Roman religious and literary activity as derivative and parasitic upon Greek originals, the book questions the romanticizing biases of classical studies, and argues for the power and creativity of the Romans in their engagements with Greek culture.

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