Bibliograph

Afterlives of Augustus, AD 14 –2014, edited by Penelope J. Goodman

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Label

Afterlives of Augustus, AD 14 –2014, edited by Penelope J. Goodman

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Afterlives of Augustus, AD 14 –2014

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1103591067

Responsibility statement

edited by Penelope J. Goodman

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

The bimillennium of Augustus' death on 19 August 2014 commemorated not only the end of his life but also the beginning of a two-thousand-year reception history. This volume addresses the range and breadth of that history. Beginning with the Emperor's death and continuing through Late Antiquity, Early Christianity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and early modernity to the present day, chapters address political positioning, religious mythologisation, philosophy, rhetoric, narratives, memory, and material embodiment. As they collectively reveal, Augustus has meant radically different things from one time and place to another, and even to some individual commentators as the circumstances around them changed. The weight of established narratives has often also shaped those of subsequent generations, with or without their conscious awareness. The book outlines and analyses the major themes in Augustus' reception history, clarifying the cultural and historiographical issues at stake and providing a platform for further scholarship.--, Provided by publisher

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