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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
California Academy of Sciences
Publication date
July 1, 1998
Pages
251
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780520210264
ISBN-10
0520210263
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.35 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$85.00
Other format details
university press
§As reported by publisher
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Public spectacleâfrom the morning rituals of the Roman noble to triumphs and the shows of the Arenaâformed a crucial component of the language of power in ancient Rome. The historian Livy (c. 60 B.C.E.-17 C.E.), who provides our fullest description of Rome's early history, presents his account of the growth of the Roman state itself as something to be seenâa visual monument and public spectacle. Through analysis of several episodes in Livy's History, Andrew Feldherr demonstrates the ways in which Livy uses specific visual imagery to make the reader not only an observer of certain key events in Roman history but also a participant in those events. This innovative study incorporates recent literary and cultural theory with detailed historical analysis to put an ancient text into dialogue with contemporary discussions of visual culture.
In Spectacle and Society in Livy's History, Feldherr shows how Livy uses the literary representation of spectacles from the Roman past to construct a new sense of civic identity among his readers. He offers a new way of understanding how Livy's technique addressed the political and cultural needs of Roman citizens in Livy's day. In addition to renewing our understanding of Livy through modern scholarship, Feldherr provides a new assessment of the historian's aims and methods by asking what it means for the historian to make readers spectators of history.
In Spectacle and Society in Livy's History, Feldherr shows how Livy uses the literary representation of spectacles from the Roman past to construct a new sense of civic identity among his readers. He offers a new way of understanding how Livy's technique addressed the political and cultural needs of Roman citizens in Livy's day. In addition to renewing our understanding of Livy through modern scholarship, Feldherr provides a new assessment of the historian's aims and methods by asking what it means for the historian to make readers spectators of history.
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Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from California Academy of Sciences (July 1, 1998)
9780520210264 | details & prices | 251 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $85.00
About: Public spectacleâfrom the morning rituals of the Roman noble to triumphs and the shows of the Arenaâformed a crucial component of the language of power in ancient Rome.
About: Public spectacleâfrom the morning rituals of the Roman noble to triumphs and the shows of the Arenaâformed a crucial component of the language of power in ancient Rome.
Paperback
from Univ of California Pr (July 1, 1998)
9780520210271 | details & prices | 250 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $33.95
About: Public spectacleâfrom the morning rituals of the Roman noble to triumphs and the shows of the Arenaâformed a crucial component of the language of power in ancient Rome.
About: Public spectacleâfrom the morning rituals of the Roman noble to triumphs and the shows of the Arenaâformed a crucial component of the language of power in ancient Rome.
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