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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pyy, Elina (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Series:Bloomsbury advances in semiotics.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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