Horace and the Gift Economy of Patronage

Horace and the Gift Economy of Patronage
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 9780520226036
ISBN-13 : 0520226038
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Book Synopsis Horace and the Gift Economy of Patronage by : Phebe Lowell Bowditch

Download or read book Horace and the Gift Economy of Patronage written by Phebe Lowell Bowditch and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-03-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using modern literary and anthropological theory, Bowditch investigates the relationship between Roman poets and patrons, based on a detailed study of selected Odes and Epistles which throw light on the dynamic relationship between Horace and his own patron Maecenas.


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