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Book Synopsis Lands and Peoples in Roman Poetry by : Richard F. Thomas
Download or read book Lands and Peoples in Roman Poetry written by Richard F. Thomas and published by Cambridge Philological Society. This book was released on 2020-08-30 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fixed in diction and form, the tradition of ethnographical prose extends from fifth-century Greece through all of Latin literature. Issues such as situation, climate and fertility have a direct effect on the social and ethical status of a land's inhabitants, and it is this uniformity of purpose that motivates the strictly formulaic nature of ethnographical texts. In this volume, Professor Thomas examines the influence of that tradition on the poetry of Virgil, Horace and Lucan. At their hands it emerges as a vehicle for the expression of attitudes not only towards civilized Italian society, but also to landscapes and environments which are largely their own poetic creations, and which are to be viewed in contrast to the world of Rome. The work concludes with an examination of Tacitus' place both in the acknowledged prose tradition, and in the more allusive poetic tradition which this study has detected.
Book Synopsis Roman Poetry by : Edward Ernest Sikes
Download or read book Roman Poetry written by Edward Ernest Sikes and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis People, Land, and Politics by : Luuk de Ligt
Download or read book People, Land, and Politics written by Luuk de Ligt and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent research has called into question the orthodox view that the last two centuries of the Roman Republic witnessed a decline of the free rural population. Yet the implications of the alternative reconstructions of Italy's demographic history that have been proposed have never been explored systematically. This volume offers a series of in-depth discussions not only of the republican manpower and census figures but also of the abundant archaeological data. It also explores the growth of cities, especially Rome, and the changing distribution of the population over the Italian landscape. On the rural side it addresses the interplay between demographic, economic, and legal developments and the background to the Gracchan land reforms. Finally it examines the political implications of demographic growth and large-scale migration to the provinces. The volume as a whole demonstrates that demography is the key to many aspects of Italy's economic, social, military, and political history.
Book Synopsis Ethnography After Antiquity by : Anthony Kaldellis
Download or read book Ethnography After Antiquity written by Anthony Kaldellis and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-08-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Greek and Roman authors wrote ethnographic texts describing foreign cultures, ethnography seems to disappear from Byzantine literature after the seventh century C.E.—a perplexing exception for a culture so strongly self-identified with the Roman empire. Yet the Byzantines, geographically located at the heart of the upheavals that led from the ancient to the modern world, had abundant and sophisticated knowledge of the cultures with which they struggled and bargained. Ethnography After Antiquity examines both the instances and omissions of Byzantine ethnography, exploring the political and religious motivations for writing (or not writing) about other peoples. Through the ethnographies embedded in classical histories, military manuals, Constantine VII's De administrando imperio, and religious literature, Anthony Kaldellis shows Byzantine authors using accounts of foreign cultures as vehicles to critique their own state or to demonstrate Romano-Christian superiority over Islam. He comes to the startling conclusion that the Byzantines did not view cultural differences through a purely theological prism: their Roman identity, rather than their orthodoxy, was the vital distinction from cultures they considered heretic and barbarian. Filling in the previously unexplained gap between antiquity and the resurgence of ethnography in the late Byzantine period, Ethnography After Antiquity offers new perspective on how Byzantium positioned itself with and against the dramatically shifting world.
Download or read book Lands and Peoples written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Land and People of Scotland by : James Meek
Download or read book The Land and People of Scotland written by James Meek and published by J.P. Lippincott. This book was released on 1990 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the history, geography, people, culture, government, and economy of Scotland.
Book Synopsis The Roman Poetry of Love by : Efrossini Spentzou
Download or read book The Roman Poetry of Love written by Efrossini Spentzou and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roman Poetry of Love explores the formation of a key literary genre in a troubled historical and political setting. The short-lived genre of Latin love elegy produced spectacular, multi-faceted and often difficult poetry. Its proponents Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius and Ovid remain to this day some of the most influential poetic voices of Western civilisation. This accessible introduction combines aesthetic analysis with socio-political context to provide a concise but comprehensive portrait of the Roman elegy, its main participants and its cultural and political milieu. Focusing on a series of specific poems, the title portrays the development of the genre in the context of the Emperor Augustus' ascent to power, following recognizable threads through the texts to build an understanding of the relationship between this poetry and the increasingly totalising regime. Highlighting and examining the intense affectation of love in these poems, The Roman Poetry of Love explores the works not simply as an expression of a troubled male psychology, but also as a reflection of the overwhelming changes that swept through Rome and Italy in the transition from the late Republic to the Augustan Age.
Book Synopsis Reading Rivers in Roman Literature and Culture by : Prudence J. Jones
Download or read book Reading Rivers in Roman Literature and Culture written by Prudence J. Jones and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Rivers is the first book in a new series: Roman Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Author Prudence Jones examines rivers as a literary phenomenon, particularly in the poetry of Vergil. The point of such an investigation is twofold: an examination of VergilOs poetry elucidates particularly clearly a point about rivers: that their inclusion functions almost as a literary device, and an examination of rivers makes a point about Vergil: that rivers are essential to understanding the trajectory of his works, in particular the structure of the Aeneid. This study depends primarily on the close analysis of the poetry of Vergil and of other relevant authors. In Part I Jones examines the Greco-Roman understanding of the river in its primary symbolic roles: cosmological, ritual and ethnographical. Part II analyzes the river as a literary device, with particular attention to the works of Vergil, and argues that descriptions of rivers in Roman poetry are, in many cases, a form of authorial comment on the progress or structure of a narrative. Jones gives scholars in the classics, and literary critics who focus specifically on Roman antiquity a special prism through which to view the works of Vergil as well as other significant authors. This book is also for those working in the fields of cultural studies, cultural geography, and ancient philosophy.
Book Synopsis The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil by : W. Y. Sellar
Download or read book The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil written by W. Y. Sellar and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: W. Y. Sellar's 'The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil' is a scholarly exploration of the life and works of one of the most celebrated poets of ancient Rome, Virgil. Sellar delves into Virgil's epic poems, such as the Aeneid, examining their themes of heroism, destiny, and the founding of Rome. The book provides insightful analysis of Virgil's poetic style, including his use of language, imagery, and symbolism, placing him within the literary context of the Augustan Age. Sellar's meticulous research and deep understanding of Virgil's works make this book an essential read for anyone interested in Roman poetry and classical literature. It is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and enthusiasts alike. Passionate about Virgil's enduring influence in Western literature, Sellar's book sheds light on the poet's significance and his lasting impact on literary culture. Through Sellar's expert analysis and engaging writing, readers will gain a new appreciation for Virgil's timeless verses and their relevance in today's world.
Book Synopsis The World, Its Lands and Peoples by : Zoe Agnes Thralls
Download or read book The World, Its Lands and Peoples written by Zoe Agnes Thralls and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis All the Boundaries of the Land by : Nili Wazana
Download or read book All the Boundaries of the Land written by Nili Wazana and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the borders of the Promised Land in the Hebrew Bible? What drives and characterizes the descriptions given of them? The starting point for this research lies in the premise that, despite their detailed geographical nature, the biblical texts are not genuinely geographical documents. They are more appropriately to be understood and examined as literary texts composed in the service of an ideological agenda. In order to comprehend properly the idea of the Promised Land presented in the Hebrew Bible—its definitions, dimensions, and significance—we must understand that the descriptions belong to diverse literary genres, were composed according to various literary devices that require decoding, and that reflect a range of perspectives, outlooks, and notions. All the Boundaries of the Land provides engaging fresh perspectives on the variant views of the Promised Land in the interface between literature, history, geography, and ideology. It does not intend to answer the question of how the borders of the land altered throughout the course of history. The reader will find no maps or outlines in this book. The emphasis is on the literary tools that were employed by the biblical authors who described the borders, and the ideological motives that guided them. Erratum: All the Boundaries of the Land: The Promised Land in Biblical Thought in Light of the Ancient Near East was published with the support of the Israel Science Foundation (ISF). They funded the translation of the book into English and enabled Nili Wazana to make her research accessible to the wider scientific community. The preface to the book mistakenly fails to mention their contribution, thanking instead the Israel Academy of Science. Future editions will acknowledge the author’s gratitude to the Israel Science Foundation.
Book Synopsis The Oxford Anthology of Roman Literature by : Peter E. Knox
Download or read book The Oxford Anthology of Roman Literature written by Peter E. Knox and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the wonders of ancient Roman culture continue to attract interest across the disciplines, it is difficult to find a lively, accessible collection of the full range of the era's literature in English. The Oxford Anthology of Roman Literature provides a general introduction to the literature of the Roman empire at its zenith, between the second century BC and the second century AD. Two features of this extraordinarily fertile period in literary achievement as evidenced by this anthology are immediately and repeatedly clear: how similar the Romans' view of the world was to our own and, perhaps even more obviously, how different it was. Most of the authors included in the anthology wrote in Latin, but as the anthology moves forward in time, relevant Greek texts that reflect the cultural diversity of Roman literary life are also included, something no other such anthology has done in the past. Roman literature was wonderfully creative and diverse, and the texts in this volume were chosen from a broad range of genres: drama, epic, philosophy, satire, lyric poetry, love poetry. By its very nature an anthology can abbreviate and thus obscure the most attractive features of even a masterpiece, so the two editors have not only selected texts that capture the essence of the respective authors, but also have included accompanying introductions and afterwords that will guide the reader in pursuing further reading. The presentations of the selections are enlivened with illustrations that locate the works within the contexts of the world in which they were written and enjoyed. The student and general reader will come away from this learned yet entertaining anthology with a fuller appreciation of the place occupied by literature in the Roman world.
Book Synopsis Palestine, Or the Holy Land by : Michael Russell
Download or read book Palestine, Or the Holy Land written by Michael Russell and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Beeton's Science, Art, and Literature by : Samuel Orchart Beeton
Download or read book Beeton's Science, Art, and Literature written by Samuel Orchart Beeton and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 1176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis London Encyclopædia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature, and Practical Mechanics by :
Download or read book London Encyclopædia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature, and Practical Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics by : Thomas Curtis
Download or read book A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics written by Thomas Curtis and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Palestine, or, the Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by : Michael Russell
Download or read book Palestine, or, the Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time written by Michael Russell and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palestine Or The Holy Land From The Earliest Period To The Present Time is a history work by Michael Russell. It present Palestine from a Jewish and cultural standpoint as well as describes important monuments in the holy land.
