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Autore |
Barton Carlin A. <1948-> |
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Titolo |
Roman honor [[electronic resource] ] : the fire in the bones / / Carlin A. Barton |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-40434-3 |
0-520-92564-5 |
1-59734-875-9 |
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Edizione |
[Reprint 2020] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (342 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Latin literature - History and criticism |
Honor in literature |
National characteristics, Roman |
Honor - Rome - History |
Rome Historiography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-316) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART 1 THE MOMENT OF TRUTH IN ANCIENT ROME: HONOR AND EMBODIMENT IN A CONTEST CULTURE; PART 2 CONFESSION AND THE ROMAN SOUL; PART 3 ON THE WIRE: THE EXPERIENCE OF SHAME IN ANCIENT ROME; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is an attempt to coax Roman history closer to the bone, to the breath and matter of the living being. Drawing from a remarkable array of ancient and modern sources, Carlin Barton offers the most complex understanding to date of the emotional and spiritual life of the ancient Romans. |
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