A writer's guide to Ancient Rome

• Autore: Carey Fleiner
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, England : , : Manchester University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 937
• Soggetto topico: Historical fiction - Authorship; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Soggetto non controllato: Ancient Rome; Classical history; Classical reception; Cultural history; Historical fiction; Imperial Rome; Roman Republic; Roman empire; Roman history; Romans
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Roman people -- 2 The basic necessities -- 3 Location, location, location -- 4 The Senate and the people of Rome -- 5 Veni, vidi, visa -- 6 Romans just want to have fun -- 7 Oh dear, I’m becoming a god -- 8 Resources and suggestions for further reading -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- List of abbreviations -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: ‘A really fun idea for a book - and full of great stuff.’ Greg Jenner, Public HistorianThis is the perfect guide for any writer who wants to recreate the Roman world accurately in their fiction. It will aid any novelist, screenwriter, games designer or re-enactor in populating their story with authentic characters and scenes, costumes and locations. Written from a historian’s perspective, this guide pulls back the curtain to show the reader what life in Ancient Rome was really like: what they wore, what they ate, and how they spent their time at work, at home, at war, and at play. Individual chapters focus on different aspects of Romans’ lives, to give you specific knowledge of what they looked like and how they behaved, as well as a broad appreciation of what held their civilisation together, from religion, to the economy, to law and order. You may wish to work your way through the book from cover to cover, or focus specifically on individual chapters as you hone your creative writing skills. Covering the period between 200 BCE and 200 CE, A writer’s guide to Ancient Rome surveys the vast amount of sources and scholarship on the Classical world so you don’t have to! It outlines current scholarly debates and changing interpretations, suggests further reading, and recommends particular resources to mine for each topic. It gives you plenty to consider while you construct your own Roman world.
• Titolo autorizzato: A writer's guide to Ancient Rome
• ISBN: 1-5261-3525-6; 1-5261-5867-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824611403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II