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Staging memory, staging strife : empire and civil war in the Octavia

This work offers a new reading of the Octavia as a staging ground in the memory wars surrounding Nero's fall. Through an innovative combination of cultural memory theory and intertextual analysis, Ginsberg argues that the play reimagines the imperial family as waging war on itself and its peopl...

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VerfasserIn: Ginsberg, Lauren (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Online-Ressource Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY : Oxford University Press , 2016
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Online Zugang:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190275952.001.0001
Verantwortlich:Lauren Donovan Ginsberg
E-Book-Pakete:Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection
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Zusammenfassung:This work offers a new reading of the Octavia as a staging ground in the memory wars surrounding Nero's fall. Through an innovative combination of cultural memory theory and intertextual analysis, Ginsberg argues that the play reimagines the imperial family as waging war on itself and its people, challenging their claim that with empire came peace
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
ISBN:9780190275976