Roman honor : the fire in the bones
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
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (xiii, 326 pages)
9780520925649, 9780585408422, 9780520225251, 9781597348751, 9780520404342, 0520925645, 0585408424, 0520225252, 1597348759, 0520404343
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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
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011
English