1st Edition
Utopia Antiqua Readings of the Golden Age and Decline at Rome
By Rhiannon Evans
Copyright 2008
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Utopia Antiqua is a fresh look at narratives of the Golden Age and decline in ancient Roman literature of the late Republic and imperial period.
Through the lens of utopian theory, Rhiannon Evans looks at the ways that Roman authors, such as Virgil, Ovid and Tacitus, use and reinvent Greek myths of the ages, considering them in their historical and artistic context.
This book explores... Read more
Introduction: Finding Utopia 1. Utopia: Landscape and Symbol 2. Myths of the Ages and Decline 3. Lucullan Marble and the Morality of Building 4. Rust: Enemy of the State
Biography
Rhiannon Evans
