Rome's Debt to Greece - Couverture souple

Wardman, Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853996300 ISBN 13 : 9781853996306

Editeur : Bristol Classical Press, 2002

Synopsis

This book offers a study of Roman attitudes to the Greek world, showing what Romans of the governing class thought about Greeks, both past and contemporary. It considers the practical effects of Philhellenism in Rome and surveys Rome's attempts to assimilate Greek literature. Wardman discusses the faults and virtues of the Greeks through Roman eyes; Roman views on use of the Greek language and Greek art; Roman readings of Homer; interpretations of Greek history and historians; evaluations of Greek rhetorical theory; and the problems they faced in turning Greek philosophy into Latin. The book ranges from the age of Cicero to the second century AD and provides an overall, thematically arranged survey. It is designed to be useful to all students of Greek and Roman civilisation and appeal to all who are interested in the reception of Hellenism. Quotations are in translation, so it is readily accessible to those who do not read the ancient languages.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alan Wardman was Reader in Classics at the University of Reading and author also of Plutarch's Lives (1974).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bristol Classical Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853996300
• ISBN 13: 9781853996306
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 222
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• Personne responsable: non disponible