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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
©1998
Language
English
Description
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,...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too." Inspired by these few words, spoken by Josephine Baker at the 1963 March on Washington, Hanif Abdurraqib has written a profound reflection on how Black performance is inextricably woven into the fabric of American culture.
"A Little Devil in America is an urgent project that unravels all modes and methods of Black performance, in this moment when Black performers are coming...
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