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The Loaded Table : Representations of Food in Roman Literature
Emily Gowers
Paperback - $235.95
This book offers a novel approach to Roman culture, looking at food as it is represented in literature. Although not generally thought of as the noblest of literary subjects, this view is a legacy from the Romans, so it is curious that Roman writers ...
The Politics of Latin Literature : Writing, Identity, and Empire in Ancient Rome
Thomas N. Habinek
Paperback - $54.95
This is the first book to describe the intimate relationship between Latin literature and the politics of ancient Rome. Until now, most scholars have viewed classical Latin literature as a product of aesthetic concerns. Thomas Habinek shows, however, ...
The World of Roman Song : From Ritualized Speech to Social Order
Thomas N. Habinek
Hardcover - $113.95
In this bold work, Thomas Habinek offers an entirely new theoretical perspective on Roman cultural history. Although English words such as "literature" and "religion" have their origins in Latin, the Romans had no such specific concepts. Rather, much ...
Latin Selections (Dual-Language)
Moses Hadas
Paperback - $21.95
Rich selection of substantive pieces from the best Latin authors, with very faithful English translations on facing pages. Virgil's Fourth Eclogue, selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Seneca's On Providence, excerpts from the Confessions of St. Aug ...
Studies in Early Victorian Literature
Frederic Harrison
Paperback - $44.95
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional ...