Civil War and the Collapse of the Social Bond The Roman Tradition at the Heart of the Modern |
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| Author:
| Lowrie, Michèle
Vinken, Barbara |
| Series title: | Classics after Antiquity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-02999-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2022 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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Representations of civil war in classical and Christian Latin and their reception in French literature reveal the formative influence of the Roman civil wars on the modern imagination. Optimistic solutions defer resolution beyond the end of history. Within history, a decadent empire resolves republican discord at a terrible price.
Representations of civil war in classical and Christian Latin and their reception in French literature reveal the formative influence of the Roman civil wars on the modern imagination. Optimistic solutions defer resolution beyond the end of history. Within history, a decadent empire resolves republican discord at a terrible price.