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The Closure of Space in Roman Poetics: Empire's Inward Turn - The W. B. Stanford Memorial Lectures
Rimell, Victoria (Sapienza Universita di Roma)
The Closure of Space in Roman Poetics: Empire's Inward Turn - The W. B. Stanford Memorial Lectures
Rimell, Victoria (Sapienza Universita di Roma)
Aimed at scholars and students of Latin literature and at those interested in space, security and dwelling across the humanities, this book presents an ambitious and detailed analysis of the Roman literary obsession with retreat and closed spaces (caves, corners, villas, bathrooms, bodies and prisons) in the context of expanding empire.
368 pages, 4 b/w illus.
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | June 5, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9781107079267 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 367 |
Dimensions | 159 × 237 × 27 mm · 662 g |