MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01763cam a2200337 a 4500
001 2010036079
003 DLC
005 20110526083529.0
008 100902s2011 paua b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2010036079
020 $a9780271037653 (cloth : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $ae-it---
050 00 $aDG607$b.B46 2011
082 00 $a945/.104$222
100 1 $aBenes, Carrie E.,$d1974-
245 10 $aUrban legends :$bcivic identity and the classical past in northern Italy, 1250-1350 /$cCarrie E. Benes.
260 $aUniversity Park :$bPennsylvania State University Press,$cc2011.
300 $axii, 278 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-263) and index.
505 0 $aAppropriating a Roman past -- Padua : rehousing the relics of Antenor -- Genoa : many Januses for civic unity -- Siena : Romulus and Remus revisited -- Perugia : adopting a new Aeneas -- Classical scholarship and public service.
520 $a"Explores the role of the classical past in the construction of urban identity in late medieval Italy. Focuses on the appropriation of classical symbols, ancient materials, and Roman myths to legitimate the regimes of various Italian city-states"--Provided by publisher.
651 0 $aItaly, Northern$xCivilization$xRoman influences.
651 0 $aItaly, Northern$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aCity-states$zItaly, Northern$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aCities and towns, Medieval$zItaly, Northern$xHistory.
650 0 $aGroup identity$zItaly, Northern$xHistory$yTo 1500.
651 0 $aPadua (Italy)$xHistory$yTo 1500.
651 0 $aGenoa (Italy)$xHistory$yTo 1500.
651 0 $aSiena (Italy)$xHistory$yTo 1500.
651 0 $aPerugia (Italy)$xHistory$yTo 1500.