Malamud Ancient Rome and Modern America

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-0508-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Classical Receptions

Ancient Rome and Modern America explores the vital role thenarratives and images of Rome have played in America'sunderstanding of itself and its history.
* Places America's response to Rome in a historicalcontext, from the Revolutionary era to the present
* Looks at portrayals of Rome in different media: writing,architecture, theatre, painting, World's Fairs andExpositions, and film
* Beautifully illustrated with over 40 high quality photographsand figures

Autoren/Hrsg.

Malamud, Margaret

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. Exemplary Romans in the Early Republic.
2. Working Men's Heroes.
3. Rome and the Politics of Slavery.
4. Corporate Caesars and Radical Reformers.
5. Manifest Virtue.
6. The Pleasures of Empire.
7. Screening Rome During the Great Depression.
8. Cold War Romans.
9. Imperial Consumption.
Epilogue.
Bibliography.
Filmography.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

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).