Remembering the Roman Republic. Culture, Politics, and History under the Principate. - GALLIA, A.B.,
Culture, Politics and History under the Principate
KORTE INHOUD
'Andrew B. Gallia?s Remembering the Roman Republic: Culture, Politics and History under the Principate is a rich and rewarding study of the dynamics of Roman public memory throughout the interconnected realms of, as promised in the subtitle, culture, politics and history. Gallia presents six case studies falling between 68 and 117 CE, each of which centres around a moment wherein the remembered meaning of the Roman Republic or of concepts associated with the Republic was in some way marshalled, mediated, manipulated or otherwise manifested by political actors. The framework within which these case studies are set is a particularly labile one; Gallia works with a broad concept of memory as a cultural and social phenomenon, as experienced and expressed both by individuals and collectives, and as instantiated through a wide range of media. Further, Gallia?s definition of memory insists on the dynamism of things remembered and on the plurality of ways to remember. (...) the strength of the book is in its inclusiv...
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2014Uitgever: Cambridge University Press334 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1107429420ISBN-13: 9781107429420Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Cambridge (...), 2014. 1st paperback ed. XIV,319p. Paperback. [New] [Auteur: GALLIA, A.B.,] [Uitgever: Cambridge University Press] [Jaar: 2014] [Titel: Remembering the Roman Republic. Culture, Politics, and History under the Principate.]
