Roman Literary Culture. From Cicero to Apuleius. - FANTHAM, E.,
from Cicero to Apuleius
KORTE INHOUD
'This is a book that needed to be written, in answer to a deep gap in our resources on Latin literature. As our current time and our students keep raising questions along the lines of cultural history, we are obliged to seek answers about the circumstances that conditioned the production and consumption of poetry and prose. Fantham's book is a significant start on a project which, I dare predict, others in coming generations will be inspired to continue. Fantham modestly declares at the outset that she is contributing to the search 'toward a social history of Latin literature.' If we ask her to elaborate on the extent of her project, she obliges as follows: 'I see as important aspects of any literary work its author in his social and political setting, its recipients and their culture, and the medium or nature of its presentation' (2). Fleshing out each of these three aspects (author, audience, and medium of presentation), she devotes most attention to the various circumstances that affect the author. First o...
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1996Uitgever: John Hopkins University Press326 paginasISBN-10: 0801852048ISBN-13: 9780801852046Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Baltimore / London, 1996. XV,326p. Original grey cloth. Spine gilt titled. Name and date on free endpaper. Some pencil underlinings, markings and annotations.Antiquarian Titel: Roman Literary Culture. From Cicero to Apuleius. Auteur: FANTHAM, E.,
'This is a book that needed to be written, in answer to a deep gap in our resources on Latin literature. As our current time and our students keep raising questions along the lines of cultural history, we are obliged to seek answers about the circumstances that cond...
'This is a book that needed to be written, in answer to a deep gap in our resources on Latin literature. As our current time and our students keep raising questions along the lines of cultural history, we are obliged to seek answers about the circumstances that cond...
