Portraits - Biographical Representation in Greek Latin Literature of Roman

Zusatztext The essays are sophisticated and perceptive! a valuable contribution for scholars tracing the further devolution of a never respected genre. Klappentext This collection of essays illustrates the growth of interest in the representation of individuals, which resulted from the changed environment within which Greek and Latin authors worked in late antiquity. The subjects all fall within the period of the Roman empire, and illustrate the importance of individual personality in literature for an age in which few individuals could hope to achieve political significance. Zusammenfassung A collection of essays showing the various ways in which historical characters are represented in ancient literature. The subjects all fall within the period of the Roman empire, and illustrate the importance of individual personality in literature for an age in which few individuals could hope to achieve political significance.

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• Authors: M. J. (Lecturer in Patristics and College Edwards, M. J. Swain Edwards, M. Swain Edwards, Edwards Swain
• Assisted by: M. J. Edwards (Editor), M. J. (Lecturer in Patristics and College Tutor in Theology Edwards (Editor), Simon Swain (Editor), Simon (Professor of Classics Swain (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.1997
• EAN: 9780198149378
• ISBN: 978-0-19-814937-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval