Politics and divinization in augustan poetry
Auteur :
Xinyue, Bobby
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780192855978
Date de publication :
7 juin 2022
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
542 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book offers a new interpretation of one of the most prominent themes in Latin poetry, the divinization of Augustus, and argues that this theme functioned as a language of political science for the early Augustan poets as they tried to come to terms with Rome's transformation from Republic to Principate.