Title Roman honor : the fire in the bones / Carlin A. Barton

Published Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 326 pages) Contents PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART 1 THE MOMENT OF TRUTH IN ANCIENT ROME: HONOR AND EMBODIMENT IN A CONTEST CULTURE; PART 2 CONFESSION AND THE ROMAN SOUL; PART 3 ON THE WIRE: THE EXPERIENCE OF SHAME IN ANCIENT ROME; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX Summary This book is an attempt to coax Roman history closer to the bone, to the breath and matter of the living being. Drawing from a remarkable array of ancient and modern sources, Carlin Barton offers the most complex understanding to date of the emotional and spiritual life of the ancient Romans Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-316) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Latin literature -- History and criticism Honor in literature. National characteristics, Roman. Honor -- Rome -- History Historiography -- Rome TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary. LITERARY CRITICISM -- General. Historiography Honor Latin literature Honor in literature National characteristics, Roman Eer. Nationale identiteit. Romeinen (volk) Romeinse oudheid. HISTORY / Ancient / General SUBJECT Rome -- Historiography Subject Rome (Empire) Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780520925649 0520925645 0585408424 9780585408422 9780520225251 0520225252 1597348759 9781597348751 9780520404342 0520404343

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