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Ambitiosa mors : suicide and the self in Roman thought and literature /
Covering the writing of most major Latin authors between Lucretius and Lucan, this book argues that the significance of the 'noble death' in Roman culture cannot be understood if the phenomenon is viewed in the context of modern ideas of the self.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
2004.
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| Colección: | Studies in classics (Routledge (Firm)) ;
v. 10. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Covering the writing of most major Latin authors between Lucretius and Lucan, this book argues that the significance of the 'noble death' in Roman culture cannot be understood if the phenomenon is viewed in the context of modern ideas of the self. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 335 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-315) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203492846 9780203492840 9780415970976 0415970970 |