Ancient Rome and modern America / Margaret Malamud.
"The idea of Rome as the virtuous Republic undermined by imperial corruption haunts the American imagination. In fact, Roman antiquity is arguably the most abiding cultural companion of the United States. Ever since the Revolutionary era, images and narratives of Rome have played a central role...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA ; Oxford :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2009.
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| Series: | Classical receptions.
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| Online Access: | Wiley Online Library Table of contents |
| Summary: | "The idea of Rome as the virtuous Republic undermined by imperial corruption haunts the American imagination. In fact, Roman antiquity is arguably the most abiding cultural companion of the United States. Ever since the Revolutionary era, images and narratives of Rome have played a central role in shaping America's perception of itself." "Ancient Rome and Modern America explores charged moments in United States history when ancient Rome has been appropriated by disparate groups in order to debate the state of the nation and address internal tensions and anxieties. It shows how portrayals of Rome have been used by various classes and interest groups both to articulate and to contest political and cultural identities. The malleability of tradition and the remarkable continuity of Rome in the American imagination emerge powerfully under Malamud's lens."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 296 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes filmography. |
| ISBN: | 1405139331 9781405139335 140513934X 9781405139342 1282115936 9781282115934 1444305077 9781444305074 1444305085 9781444305081 |