Texts and Violence in the Roman World

Monica R. Gale

earliest edition we have, 2018 Cambridge University Press, 2018

From the bites and scratches of lovers and the threat of flogging that hangs over the comic slave, to murder, rape, dismemberment, and crucifixion, violence is everywhere in Latin literature. The contributors to this volume explore the manifold ways in which violence is constructed and represented in Latin poetry and prose from Plautus to Prudentius, examining the interrelations between violence, language, power, and...

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Texts and Violence in the Roman World edition · 2018 · Cambridge University Press · 9781139225304
Texts and Violence in the Roman World edition · 2018 · University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations · 396 pages · 9781107027145
Texts and Violence in the Roman World edition · 2018 · Cambridge University Press · 9781108609456

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