Slavery and the Roman Literary Imagination |
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| Author:
| Fitzgerald, William |
| Series title: | Roman Literature and Its Contexts Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-61254-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $225.00 |
Book Description:
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This book deals with the ways in which the Roman literary imagination explored the phenomenon of slavery. It discusses the ideological relation of Roman literature to the institution of slavery, and the ways in which slavery provided a metaphor for other relationships and experiences, and in particular for literature itself.
This book deals with the ways in which the Roman literary imagination explored the phenomenon of slavery. It discusses the ideological relation of Roman literature to the institution of slavery, and the ways in which slavery provided a metaphor for other relationships and experiences, and in particular for literature itself.