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Imagined Romes
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Author : C. David Benson
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2019-05-10
Imagined Romes written by C. David Benson and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-10 with Literary Criticism categories.
This volume explores the conflicting representations of ancient Rome—one of the most important European cities in the medieval imagination—in late Middle English poetry. Once the capital of a great pagan empire whose ruined monuments still inspired awe in the Middle Ages, Rome, the seat of the pope, became a site of Christian pilgrimage owing to the fame of its early martyrs, whose relics sanctified the city and whose help was sought by pilgrims to their shrines. C. David Benson analyzes the variety of ways that Rome and its citizens, both pre-Christian and Christian, are presented in a range of Middle English poems, from lesser-known, anonymous works to the poetry of Gower, Chaucer, Langland, and Lydgate. Benson discusses how these poets conceive of ancient Rome and its citizens—especially the women of Rome—as well as why this matters to their works. An insightful and innovative study, Imagined Romes addresses a crucial lacuna in the scholarship of Rome in the medieval imaginary and provides fresh perspectives on the work of four of the most prominent Middle English poets.
Imagining Rome
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Author : City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
language : en
Publisher: Merrell
Release Date : 1996
Imagining Rome written by City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery and has been published by Merrell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Art categories.
Published to accompany exhibition of same name held at the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 3/5 - 23/6 1996. This exhibition studied the ways in which 19th century British painters such as Alma-Tadema and Samuel Palmer were inspired by the remains of ancient Rome.
Rome Measured And Imagined
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Author : Jessica Maier
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-05-07
Rome Measured And Imagined written by Jessica Maier and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-07 with Art categories.
At the turn of the fifteenth century, Rome was in the midst of a dramatic transformation from what the fourteenth-century poet Petrarch had termed a “crumbling city” populated by “broken ruins” into a prosperous Christian capital. Scholars, artists, architects, and engineers fascinated by Rome were spurred to develop new graphic modes for depicting the city—and the genre known as the city portrait exploded. In Rome Measured and Imagined, Jessica Maier explores the history of this genre—which merged the accuracy of scientific endeavor with the imaginative aspects of art—during the rise of Renaissance print culture. Through an exploration of works dating from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, her book interweaves the story of the city portrait with that of Rome itself. Highly interdisciplinary and beautifully illustrated with nearly one hundred city portraits, Rome Measured and Imagined advances the scholarship on Renaissance Rome and print culture in fascinating ways.
Rome Re Imagined
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Author : Louis I. Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2012-06-21
Rome Re Imagined written by Louis I. Hamilton and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-21 with History categories.
This collection examines the image of Rome through Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and Persian descriptions of the eternal city. Placing the twelfth-century renaissance into a Mediterranean context. The city of Rome is revealed as a multi-vocal object of desire and a contested ideal.
The Imagination Of Rome S Foundation Myths
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Author : Taylor & Francis Group
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-11-30
The Imagination Of Rome S Foundation Myths written by Taylor & Francis Group and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-30 with categories.
Historiography And Imagination
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Author : Timothy Peter Wiseman
language : en
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Release Date : 1994
Historiography And Imagination written by Timothy Peter Wiseman and has been published by University of Exeter Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
This work focuses on some of the more unfamiliar aspects of the Roman experience, where the historian needs not just knowledge but also imagination. It expores how the Romans made sense of their past and how people today can understand that history, despite the inadequate evidence for early Rome and the Republic. All Latin and Greek source material is translated. The first essay in this collection was the Ronald Syme Lecture for 1993; "The Origins of Roman Historiography" argues that dramatic performances at the public games were the medium through which the Romans in the "pre-literary" period made sense of their own past.
Imagining The Human Condition In Medieval Rome
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Author : KristinB. Aavitsland
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-05
Imagining The Human Condition In Medieval Rome written by KristinB. Aavitsland and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Art categories.
The first monograph on the Vita Humana cycle at Tre Fontane, this book includes an overview of the medieval history of the Roman Cistercian abbey and its architecture, as well as a consideration of the political and cultural standing of the abbey both within Papal Rome and within the Cistercian order. Furthermore, it considers the commission of the fresco cycle, the circumstances of its making, and its position within the art historical context of the Roman Duecento. Examining the unusual blend of images in the Vita Humana cycle, this study offers a more nuanced picture of the iconographic repertoire of medieval art. Since the discovery of the frescoes in the 1960s, the iconographic programme of the cycle has remained mysterious, and an adequate analysis of the Vita Humana cycle as a whole has so far been lacking. Kristin B. Aavitsland covers this gap in the scholarship on Roman art circa 1300, and also presents the first interpretative discussion of the frescoes that is up-to-date with the architectural investigations undertaken in the monastery around 2000. Aavitsland proposes a rationale behind the conception of the fresco cycle, thereby providing a key for understanding its iconography and shedding new light on thirteenth-century Cistercian culture.
A Social And Cultural History Of Republican Rome
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Author : Eric M. Orlin
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2021-11-23
A Social And Cultural History Of Republican Rome written by Eric M. Orlin and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-23 with History categories.
Provides students with a balanced understanding of the key aspects of the culture and society of the Roman Republic A Social and Cultural History of Republican Rome is the first undergraduate textbook of its kind to concentrate on the ways Roman societal structures, family dynamics, visual arts, law, religion, and other cultural and intellectual developments contributed to Roman identity between 509 BCE and 14 CE. Drawing from a diverse range of archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources, author Eric M. Orlin provides insight into the socio-cultural and intellectual issues that shaped both the Roman Republic and the wider Mediterranean world. Thematically organized chapters address the practice of politics in the Roman Republic, explain the concept of patronage and the distinctions between patricians and plebeians, examine the impact of the army and militarism on Roman society, discuss the ties between Roman religion and the Roman state, and more. Chapters include maps, charts, images, and links to further readings in ancient sources and modern scholarship. Throughout the text, discussion of several recurring themes connects individual chapters while helping students critically engage the material. A Social and Cultural History of Republican Rome: Focuses on themes other than politics and the military, such as the position and role of women in the Roman family, the foundation of the Roman legal system, and the topography and growth of the city of Rome Introduces the basic materials available for the study of the Roman Republic, including written, architectural, and numismatic sources Features a brief narrative history of the Roman Republic and an overview of the text’s methodological framework Establishes key points of discussion for students, using comparisons between Roman society and our modern-day world Encourages students to critically examine the problems and issues raised by the material Covering topics in Roman history that are frequently neglected in undergraduate classrooms, A Social and Cultural History of Republican Rome is an excellent primary or supplementary textbook for courses on the Roman Republic as well as broader Roman history classes that incorporate socio-cultural issues.
Idea Of Rome In Late Antiquity Hb
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Author : PAPADOPOULOS
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-09-07
Idea Of Rome In Late Antiquity Hb written by PAPADOPOULOS and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-07 with categories.
Deploys the concept of Utopia as a framework for understanding intellectual developments in the late Roman period Interprets the late Roman period as a time of dynamism in which new ideas emerged (rather than as a time of mere decline and fall) Questions Roman identity as a construct that needed to be created and recreated, rather than as a fixed essence that could be taken for granted
Imagined Empires
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Author : Dimitris Stamatopoulos
language : en
Publisher: Central European University Press
Release Date : 2021-07-15
Imagined Empires written by Dimitris Stamatopoulos and has been published by Central European University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-15 with History categories.
The Balkans offer classic examples of how empires imagine they can transform themselves into national states (Ottomanism) and how nation-states project themselves into future empires (as with the Greek "Great Idea" and the Serbian "Načertaniye"). By examining the interaction between these two aspirations this volume sheds light on the ideological prerequisites for the emergence of Balkan nationalisms. With a balance between historical and literary contributions, the focus is on the ideological hybridity of the new national identities and on the effects of "imperial nationalisms" on the emerging Balkan nationalisms. The authors of the twelve essays reveal the relation between empire and nation-state, proceeding from the observation that many of the new nation-states acquired some imperial features and behaved as empires. This original and stimulating approach reveals the imperialistic nature of so-called ethnic or cultural nationalism.