Utopia antiqua : readings of the golden age and decline at Rome / Rhiannon Evans.
Utopia antiqua : readings of the golden age and decline at Rome / Rhiannon Evans.
Utopia antiqua : readings of the golden age and decline at Rome / Rhiannon Evans.
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N335.02093/ 1
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English
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Physical content
vi, 234 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : finding Utopia -- Utopia : landscape and symbol -- Myths of the ages and decline -- Lucullan marble and the morality of building -- Rust : enemy of the state.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Utopia Antiqua is a fresh look at conceptions of utopia and dystopia in ancient Rome through narratives of the Golden Age and decline of literature of the late Republic and imperial period (100 BCE-150 CE)." "Through the lens of utopian theory, Rhiannon Evans looks at the ways that Roman authors, such as Virgil, Ovid and Tacitus, use and reinvent...
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Utopia antiqua : readings of the golden age and decline at Rome / Rhiannon Evans.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N335.02093/ 1
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74VK3ZZBy6VO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3ZZBy6VO
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ISBN
9780415271271
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335.020937
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991023649409702626
