Representing Agrippina : constructions of female power in the early Roman Empire /

Provides a fresh look at both the literary and material representations of Agrippina. This study exposes both the contrivances of the commissioned artists whose idealized portraits served to buttress the image of the regime and the contrasting designs of the historians whose rhetorical stereotypes a...

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Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsman: Ginsburg, Judith
Materialtyp: Licensed eBooks
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Serie:American classical studies ; no. 50.
Länkar:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=151487
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Sammanfattning:Provides a fresh look at both the literary and material representations of Agrippina. This study exposes both the contrivances of the commissioned artists whose idealized portraits served to buttress the image of the regime and the contrasting designs of the historians whose rhetorical stereotypes and negative depictions aimed to undermine it.
Fysisk beskrivning:1 online resource (146 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, genealogical table
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-141) and index.
ISBN:1423762002
9781423762003
9780195346152
0195346157
9780195181418
0195181417