The politics of Latin literature : writing, identity, and empire in ancient Rome
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1998.
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234 pages ; 24 cm.
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Community College of Aurora - CentreTech - BOOKS
PA 6029 .P64 H33 1998
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PA 6029 .P64 H33 1998
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1998.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-221) and indexes.
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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.E. to its eclipse by Christian literature six hundred years later, classical literature six hundred years later, classical literature served the evolving interests of Roman and, more particularly, aristocratic power. It fostered a prestige dialect, for example; it appropriated the cultural resources of dominated and colonized communities; and it helped to defuse potentially explosive challenges to prevailing values and authority
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Habinek, T. N. (1998). The politics of Latin literature: writing, identity, and empire in ancient Rome . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Habinek, Thomas N., 1953-. 1998. The Politics of Latin Literature: Writing, Identity, and Empire in Ancient Rome. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Habinek, Thomas N., 1953-. The Politics of Latin Literature: Writing, Identity, and Empire in Ancient Rome Princeton University Press, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Habinek, Thomas N. The Politics of Latin Literature: Writing, Identity, and Empire in Ancient Rome Princeton University Press, 1998.
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