The politics of Latin literature : writing, identity, and empire in ancient Rome

The politics of Latin literature : writing, identity, and empire in ancient Rome / Thomas N. Habinek.

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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Main Author: Habinek, Thomas N., 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1998.
Subjects:
Latin literature > History and criticism.
Authorship > Political aspects > Rome.
Politics and literature > Rome.
Group identity in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Authorship > Political aspects
Group identity in literature
Imperialism in literature
Latin literature
Politics and literature
Letterkunde.
Latijn.
Romeinse oudheid.
Elites.
Imperialisme.
Impérialisme > Dans la littérature.
Littérature latine > Histoire et critique.
Politique et littérature > Rome.
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Latin Literature and the Problem of Rome
  • Why Was Latin Literature Invented?
  • Cicero and the Bandits
  • Culture Wars in the First Century B.C.E.
  • Writing as Social Performance
  • Roman Women's Useless Knowledge
  • An Aristocracy of Virtue
  • Pannonia Domanda Est: The Construction of the Imperial Subject through Ovid's Poetry from Exile.

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