Ancient Rome and Modern America
Author | : Margaret Malamud |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2009-03-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781444305081 |
ISBN-13 | : 1444305085 |
Rating | : 4/5 (085 Downloads) |
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