Rome and the Literature of Gardens - Couverture souple

Emma Pagan, Victoria

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0715635069 ISBN 13 : 9780715635063

Editeur : Bristol Classical Press, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Pagan Victoria Emma

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

"Rome and the Literature of Gardens" explores the garden as a powerful locus of transformation and transgression in the "De Re Rustica" of Columella, the "Satires" of Horace, the "Annals" of Tacitus, and the "Confessions" of Saint Augustine. In keeping with the approach of this series, a concluding chapter examines the reincarnation of these expressions in the contemporary plays "Arcadia" and "The Invention of Love" by Tom Stoppard. Many books on gardens in ancient Rome concentrate on either technical agricultural manuals, or pastoral poetry, or the physical remains of Roman gardens. Instead, this book considers images of gardens from a kaleidoscope of genres, especially those that the Romans made their own: satire, annalistic history, and autobiography. This atypical approach makes a unique contribution to the field of Latin literature and garden history, bridging the gap between material culture and cultural history.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Victoria Emma Pagan is Associate Professor of Classics, University of Florida.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bristol Classical Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0715635069
• ISBN 13: 9780715635063
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 172