The semiotics of Caesar Augustus /

"Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, better known as Augustus, was the first Roman emperor and is one of the most iconic figures in world history. Two thousand years after his death, Augustus remains a strong presence in modern culture. The Semiotics of Caesar Augustus examines the meanings and sig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pyy, Elina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Colección:Bloomsbury advances in semiotics.
Temas:
Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D. > In literature.
Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D. > In motion pictures.
Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D. > On television.
Augustus, > Emperor of Rome, > 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
1900-1999
Literature, Modern > 20th century > History and criticism.
Civilization, Modern > Roman influences.
Littérature > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Civilisation moderne et contemporaine > Influence romaine.
Civilization, Modern > Roman influences
Literature
Literature, Modern
Motion pictures
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Man of many faces: appropriations of Augustus through the ages
  • Pater patriae, pax americana: Augustus' empire in God bless you, Mr Rosewater
  • Augustus the tyrant: ancient history, modern anxieties
  • Augustus in historical fiction
  • Augustus on screen
  • Conclusion: What's in a name? Semiotics of "Caesar Augustus".

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