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The Politics of Latin Literature: Writing, Identity, and Empire in Ancient Rome.

Book information

Year
1998
ISBN
0691068275, 9780691068275, 9781400811922
LCC
PA6029.P64 H33 1998
Open Library ID
OL692840M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1014 kB (1038715 bytes)
Pages
234\245
Topic
Literature Literary
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This text describes the relationship between Latin literature and the politics of ancient Rome. The author argues that literature was a cultural practice that emerged from and intervened in the political and social struggles at the heart of the Roman world. He considers works by such authors as Cato, Cicero, Horace, Ovid, and Seneca. He aims to demonstrate that, from its beginnings in the late third century BC to its eclipse by Christian literature six hundred years later, classical literature served the evolving interests of Roman and aristocratic power.

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