Roman Presences: Receptions of Rome in European Culture, 1789-1945 - Couverture souple

Valérie Huet; Duncan F. Kennedy; Javed Majeed; Chloe Chard; Norman Vance; Frank M. Turner; Maria Wyke; Charles Martindale

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521036178 ISBN 13 : 9780521036177

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Scholars from several disciplines explore the significance of Rome from the late eighteenth century to 1945.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This collection of essays explores aspects of the reception of ancient Rome in a number of European countries from the late eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War. Rome has been made to stand for literary authority, republican heroism, imperial power and decline, the Catholic Church, the pleasure of ruins. The studies offered here examine some of the sometimes strange and unexpected places where Roman presences have manifested themselves during this period. Scholars from several disciplines, including English literature and history of art, as well as classics, bring to bear a variety of approaches on a wide range of images and texts, from statues of Napoleon to Freud's analysis of dreams. Rome's seemingly boundless capacity for multiple, indeed conflicting, signification has made it an extraordinarily fertile paradigm for making sense of - and also for destabilizing - history, politics, identity, memory and desire.

Revue de presse

'It is an impressive collection ... The book ... offers a wealth of fascinating material ...' Classical and Modern Literature

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521036178
• ISBN 13: 9780521036177
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 308
• Éditeur: Catharine Edwards
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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