Reading the Roman republic in early modern England /

Placing the reading of history in its cultural and educational context, and examining the processes by which ideas about ancient Rome circulated, this study provides the first assessment of the significance of Roman history, broadly conceived, in early modern England.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cox Jensen, Freyja, 1984-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Series:Library of the written word ; v. 22.
Library of the written word. Handpress world ; 16.
Subjects:
1500-1699
Books and reading > England > History > 16th century.
Books and reading > England > History > 17th century.
Livres et lecture > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Livres et lecture > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Books and reading.
Civilization.
Civilization > Roman influences.
Historiography.
Education.
Republikanismus
Rezeption
Great Britain > Civilization > Roman influences.
Rome > History > Study and teaching > England.
Great Britain > Civilization > 16th century.
Great Britain > Civilization > 17th century.
Rome > Historiography.
Rome > Histoire > Étude et enseignement > Angleterre.
Grande-Bretagne > Civilisation > 16e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Civilisation > 17e siècle.
England.
Great Britain.
Rome (Empire)
England
Römisches Reich
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Reading the Roman Republic.
  • "The attaining of humane learning": education and Roman history
  • Editions and translations: the publishing and circulation of Roman history
  • Evidence of reading: catalogues and inventories
  • Evidence of reading: commonplace books, notebooks and marginalia
  • Re-imagining Rome.
  • From Pharsalus to Philippi: stories of Pompey and Caesar
  • "You are his heirs": Antony, Octavian and Cleopatra after the ides
  • Caesar Augustus: "how happely he governed"?
  • Conclusion. "[A]nother Rome in the West?"

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