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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Main Author: Ginsberg, Lauren (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press , 2016
Subjects:
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D
Octavia (Praetexta)
Rome > History > Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190275952.001.0001
Author Notes:Lauren Donovan Ginsberg
E-Book Packages:Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
ISBN:9780190275976

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