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  • Caesar?s Calendarby Denis Feeney

    University of California Press 2007; US$ 23.96

    The ancient Romans changed more than the map of the world when they conquered so much of it; they altered the way historical time itself is marked and understood. In this brilliant, erudite, and exhilarating book Denis Feeney investigates time and its contours as described by the ancient Romans, first as Rome positioned itself in relation to Greece... more...

  • Traditions and Contexts in the Poetry of Horaceby Tony Woodman; Denis Feeney

    Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 50.00

    This book explores the whole range of the output of an exceptionally versatile and innovative poet. Distinguished scholars introduce readers to a variety of critical approaches to Horace and to Latin poetry. Close analysis of the actual text of Horace is placed in several different political, philosophical and historical contexts. more...

  • Latin Language and Latin Cultureby Joseph Farrell; Denis Feeney; Stephen Hinds

    Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 34.00

    A examination of stereotypical ideas about the Latin language and their effect on how Latin literature is read. The book offers a different view of Latin as a language and as a vehicle for cultural practice. The argument ranges over texts in Latin from antiquity to the twentieth century. more...

  • Engendering Romeby A. M. Keith; Denis Feeney; Stephen Hinds

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 34.00

    This study examines the role of female characters in Roman epic poetry. Its five chapters argue that the feminised landscapes, militaristic women, and beautiful female corpses of the Roman epic tradition should be interpreted in conjunction with the use of the genre by ancient educators. more...

  • Slavery and the Roman Literary Imaginationby William Fitzgerald; Denis Feeney; Stephen Hinds

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 28.00

    This book deals with the ways in which the Roman literary imagination explored the phenomenon of slavery. It discusses the ideological relation of Roman literature to the institution of slavery, and the ways in which slavery provided a metaphor for other relationships and experiences, and in particular for literature itself. more...

  • Empire and Memoryby Alain M. Gowing; Denis Feeney; Stephen Hinds

    Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 28.00

    This book explores how the memory of the Roman Republic manifested itself over the course of the early Empire (AD 14-117). Case-studies are presented of major imperial authors and key monuments in order to trace the relationship between memory and history in Roman thought. more...

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