The Brothers of Romulus : Fraternal "Pietas" in Roman Law, Literature, and Society.

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Stories about brothers were central to Romans' public and poetic myth making, to their experience of family life, and to their ideas about intimacy among men. Through the analysis of literary and legal representations of brothers, Cynthia Bannon attempts to re-create the context and contradicti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bannon, Cynthia J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Temas:
Romulus, > King of Rome > Family.
Romulus, > King of Rome
Brothers > Rome > Conduct of life.
Interpersonal relations > Rome.
Brothers in literature.
Kinship (Roman law)
Frères > Rome > Morale pratique.
Frères dans la littérature.
Parenté (Droit romain)
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Brothers in literature
Civilization
Families
Interpersonal relations
Rome > Civilization.
Rome > Civilisation.
Rome (Empire)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Stories about brothers were central to Romans' public and poetic myth making, to their experience of family life, and to their ideas about intimacy among men. Through the analysis of literary and legal representations of brothers, Cynthia Bannon attempts to re-create the context and contradictions that shaped Roman ideas about brothers. She draws together expressions of brotherly love and rivalry around an idealized notion of fraternity: fraternal pietas--the traditional Roman virtue that combined affection and duty in kinship. Romans believed that the relationship between brothers was especia.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (248 pages)
ISBN:9781400822454
1400822459

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