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"This book is an attempt to coax Roman history closer to the bone, to the breath and matter of the living being. Drawing from a remarkable array of ancient and modern sources, Carlin A. Barton offers the most complex understanding to date of the emotional and spiritual life of the ancient Romans. Her provocative and original inquiry focuses on the sentiments of honor that shaped the Romans' sense of themselves and their society.
Speaking directly to the concerns and curiosities of the contemporary reader, Barton brings Roman society to life, elucidating the complex relation between the inner life of its citizens and its social fabric.".
"Though thoroughly grounded in the ancient writings - especially the work of Seneca, Cicero, and Livy - this book also draws from contemporary theories of the self and social theory to deepen our understanding of ancient Rome. Barton explores the relation between inner desires and social behavior through an evocative analysis of the operation, in Roman society, of contests and ordeals, acts of supplication and confession, and the sense of shame.
As she fleshes out Roman physical and psychological life, she sheds new light particularly on the consequential transition from republic to empire as a watershed of Roman social relations."--BOOK JACKET.
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Historiography, History, History and criticism, Honor, Honor in literature, Latin literature, Roman National characteristics, Latin literature, history and criticism, Littérature latine, Histoire et critique, Honneur dans la littérature, Romains, Honneur, Histoire, TRAVEL, Special Interest, Literary, LITERARY CRITICISM, General, Eer, Nationale identiteit, Romeinen (volk), Romeinse oudheidPlaces
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2001, University of California Press
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Roman Honor: The Fire in the Bones
2001, University of California Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-316) and index.
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