Utopia Antiqua: Readings of the Golden Age and Decline at Rome

(Part of the Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies Series)

By Rhiannon Evans

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Evans explores the tropes of the utopian and dystopian in ancient Roman texts. She addresses the ways in which concepts of the idealized and degenerate functioned as metaphor and symbol in Roman discourses. Utopia and its inverse are vital markers of cultural yearning and desire.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415518423

ISBN13:9780415518420

Release Date:October 2012

Publisher:Routledge

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.76 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Utopia Antiqua: Readings of the Golden Age and Decline at Rome

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