This volume, which has now been published in eight languages, is probably the last work by a single author that provides an overview of all Latin literature, from its beginnings to Boethius. 'Literature' is understood in the ancient sense, that is it also includes rhetoric, hist…
The city of Rome is built not only of bricks and marble but also of the words of its writers. For the ancient inhabitant or visitor, the buildings of Rome, the public spaces of the city, were crowded with meanings and associations. These meanings were generated partly through ac…
Virgil has permeated modern culture like no other icon of Western civilization. In the United States, for example, three of his phrases appear on the dollar bill, and his Aeneid was often cited as a model for the nation's westward expansion. Theodore Ziolkowski traces the impact…
Virgil has permeated modern culture like no other icon of Western civilization. In the United States, for example, three of his phrases appear on the dollar bill, and his Aeneid was often cited as a model for the nation's westward expansion. Theodore Ziolkowski traces the impact…
La Historia de la literatura romana de Michael von Albrecht es la primera edición española de la monumental Geschichte der römischen Literatur, en su segunda edición ampliada, revisada y actualizada tanto en los contenidos como en la abundante bibliografía. Se trata de una obra …
