Ancient Rome and Modern America

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-3934-2
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 538 g

Ancient Rome and Modern America explores the vital role the narratives and images of Rome have played in America’s understanding of itself and its history. - Places America’s response to Rome in a historical context, from the Revolutionary era to the present
- Looks at portrayals of Rome in different media: writing, architecture, theatre, painting, World’s Fairs and Expositions, and film
- Beautifully illustrated with over 40 high quality photographs and figures

Autoren/Hrsg.

Malamud, Margaret

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations vii

Acknowledgments x

Introduction 1

1 Exemplary Romans in the Early Republic 9

2 Working Men’s Heroes 34

3 Rome and the Politics of Slavery 70

4 Corporate Caesars and Radical Reformers 98

5 Manifest Virtue 122

6 The Pleasures of Empire 150

7 Screening Rome During the Great Depression 186

8 Cold War Romans 208

9 Imperial Consumption 229

Epilogue 253

Bibliography 261

Filmography 279

Index 280

Über Autor(innen)

THE AUTHOR
MARGARET MALAMUD is associate professor of ancient history and Islamic Studies at New Mexico State University. She is co-editor of Imperial Projections: Ancient Rome in Modern Popular Culture (2001).