The Roman book : books, publishing and performance in classical Rome.

1. Verfasser: Winsbury, Rex.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London : Duckworth, 2011.
Umfang/Format: xii, 236 pages ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Classical literature and society
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Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Myths and anachronisms : the need for a new look at Roman publishing
  • Format wars : scroll volume codex, papyrus volume parchment, pagan volume Christian
  • Don't mess up the aesthetics : marching columns and rivers of letters
  • Did the medium shape the message? Deciphering the author's intent
  • Atticus and Company : Roman publishers?
  • Bookshops and copyshops : a trip to Rome's Argiletum and Sigillaria
  • Books for looks : the library shelves as imperial patronage
  • Slavery as the enabling infrastructure of Roman literature
  • Getting into circulation : from private space to public space
  • Effecte! Graviter! Cito! Nequitur! Euge! Beate! : the recitatio as act of publication
  • Literature of the voice : 'toss me a coin and I'll tell you a golden story'
  • Battle for survival : mice and worms, plagiarism and posterity
  • Bookburning and treason : 'a time of savagery even in peace'
  • Scripts for all classes : the theatre of Rome, Rome as theatre
  • Unitary culture : elite self-definition and Romanitas for all.