Roman Manliness

"Virtus" and the Roman Republic

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Av Myles McDonnell, New York) McDonnell, Myles (Fordham University

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Some studies of ancient Roman masculinities have concentrated on the private aspects of the subject, particularly sexuality, and have drawn conclusions from a narrow field of reference, usually rhetorical practice. In contrast, this 2006 book examines the public and the most important aspect of Roman masculinity: manliness as represented by the concept of virtus. Using traditional historical, philological, and archaeological analyses, together with the methods of socio-linguistics and gender studies, it presents a comprehensive picture of how Roman manliness developed from the middle to the late Republic. Arguing that virtus was not, in essence, a moral concept, Myles McDonnell shows how the semantic range of the word, together with the manly ideal that it embodied, were altered by Greek cultural ideas; and how Roman manliness was contested in the religion, culture, and politics of the late Republic.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2009-09-03
  • Mått152 x 229 x 28 mm
  • Vikt730 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • Antal sidor504
  • FörlagCambridge University Press
  • ISBN9780521118934