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Portraits: Biographical Representation in the Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire
Edwards
Portraits: Biographical Representation in the Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire
Edwards
A collection of essays showing the various ways in which historical characters are represented in ancient literature. The subjects all fall within the period of the Roman empire, and illustrate the importance of individual personality in literature for an age in which few individuals could hope to achieve political significance.
278 pages, bibliography
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 4, 1997 |
ISBN13 | 9780198149378 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press |
Genre | Chronological Period > Ancient (To 499 A.d.) |
Pages | 280 |
Dimensions | 171 × 223 × 29 mm · 504 g |
Editor | Edwards, M. J. (Lecturer in Patristics and College Tutor in Theology, Lecturer in Patristics and College Tutor in Theology, Christ Church, Oxford) |
Editor | Swain, Simon (Professor of Classics, Professor of Classics, Warwick University) |
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