Utopia Antiqua Readings of the Golden Age and Decline at Rome |
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| Author:
| Evans, Rhiannon |
| Series title: | Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-27127-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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Evans explores the tropes of the utopian and dystopian in ancient Roman texts. She addresses the ways in which concepts of the idealized and degenerate functioned as metaphor and symbol in Roman discourses. Utopia and its inverse are vital markers of cultural yearning and desire.
Evans explores the tropes of the utopian and dystopian in ancient Roman texts. She addresses the ways in which concepts of the idealized and degenerate functioned as metaphor and symbol in Roman discourses. Utopia and its inverse are vital markers of cultural yearning and desire.