The politics of Latin literature : writing, identity, and empire in ancient Rome /
This is the first book to describe the intimate relationship between Latin literature and the politics of ancient Rome. Until now, most scholars have viewed classical Latin literature as a product of aesthetic concerns. Thomas Habinek shows, however, that literature was also a cultural practice that...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press
©1998.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7sp3p |
| Summary: | This is the first book to describe the intimate relationship between Latin literature and the politics of ancient Rome. Until now, most scholars have viewed classical Latin literature as a product of aesthetic concerns. Thomas Habinek shows, however, that literature was also a cultural practice that emerged from and intervened in the political and social struggles at the heart of the Roman world. Habinek considers major works by such authors as Cato, Cicero, Horace, Ovid, and Seneca. He shows that, from its beginnings in the late third century b.c. to its eclipse by Christian literature six hun. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (234 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-221) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1400811929 9781400811922 9781400822515 1400822513 9786612753381 6612753382 128275338X 9781282753389 9780691089843 0691089841 9780691068275 0691068275 |