Ancient Rome and Modern America

Ancient Rome and Modern America
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9781444305081
ISBN-13 : 1444305085
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Book Synopsis Ancient Rome and Modern America by : Margaret Malamud

Download or read book Ancient Rome and Modern America written by Margaret Malamud and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Rome and Modern America explores the vital role thenarratives and images of Rome have played in America’sunderstanding of itself and its history. Places America’s response to Rome in a historicalcontext, from the Revolutionary era to the present Looks at portrayals of Rome in different media: writing,architecture, theatre, painting, World’s Fairs andExpositions, and film Beautifully illustrated with over 40 high quality photographsand figures


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