Writing, Performance, and Authority in Augustan Rome

Writing, Performance, and Authority in Augustan Rome

by Michele Lowrie (Author)

Synopsis

An exploration of the relationship between poetry, song, and authority in Augustan Rome. Michele Lowrie argues that the medium of writing, as opposed to song, could offer an escape from current social and political demands by shifting the focus toward the readership of posterity.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 444
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 15 Oct 2009

ISBN 10: 0199545677
ISBN 13: 9780199545674