Utopia antiqua : readings of the golden age and decline at Rome
"Utopia Antiqua is a fresh look at conceptions of utopia and dystopia in ancient Rome through narratives of the Golden Age and decline of literature of the late Republic and imperial period (100 BCE-150 CE)." "Through the lens of utopian theory, Rhiannon Evans looks at the ways that Roman authors, such as Virgil, Ovid and Tacitus, use and reinvent Greek myths of the ages, considering them in their historical and artistic context."
vi, 234 pages ; 25 cm
9780415271271, 9780203937402, 0415271274, 0203937406
140104607
Introduction : finding Utopia
Utopia : landscape and symbol
Myths of the ages and decline
Lucullan marble and the morality of building
Rust : enemy of the state