Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This book offers an enlivening and sophisticated analysis of the pervasive use of historical myth in some of the most well known writers of the Late Republic and Augustan periods - from Cicero in the De Republica and the first book of Livy to Propertius IV and Ovid's Fasti. The chapters on prose narrative uncover an uneasy tension between the desire for accurate historical representation and the legendary character of traditional stories. In the light of modern theories of historical truth, Matthew Fox argues that narrative itself expresses a kind of belief in myths, and that this belief is in turn conditioned by historical circumstance. In this way, the accounts of Rome's regal period in both prose and verse bear witness to the uncertainties and upheavals at the end of the Republic.

Historical poetry, Latin --- Latin literature --- Legends --- Literature and history --- Mythology, Roman --- Mythology, Roman, in literature --- Narration (Rhetoric) --- Rhetoric, Ancient --- Poésie historique latine --- Littérature latine --- Mythologie romaine --- Mythologie romaine dans la littérature --- Narration --- Rhétorique ancienne --- History and criticism --- Historiography --- History --- Histoire et critique --- Rome --- Historiographie --- Histoire --- -Literature and history --- -Latin literature --- --Rome ancienne --- --Origines --- --Mythe --- --Littérature latine --- --Ier s., --- Royauté --- --History and criticism --- -Legends --- -Mythology, Roman --- -History and literature --- History and poetry --- Poetry and history --- Classical languages --- Greek language --- Greek rhetoric --- Latin language --- Latin rhetoric --- Narrative (Rhetoric) --- Narrative writing --- Rhetoric --- Discourse analysis, Narrative --- Narratees (Rhetoric) --- Roman mythology --- Folk tales --- Traditions --- Urban legends --- Folklore --- Roman literature --- Classical literature --- Classical philology --- Latin philology --- Latin historical poetry --- Latin poetry --- Augustus Emperor of Rome --- -Influence --- Historiography. --- -Historical poetry, Latin --- Mythology, Roman, in literature. --- Mythology, Roman. --- Rhetoric, Ancient. --- History and criticism. --- Augustus, --- Influence. --- -History and criticism --- Poésie historique latine --- Littérature latine --- Mythologie romaine dans la littérature --- Rhétorique ancienne --- -Narrative (Rhetoric) --- History and literature --- Ancient rhetoric --- Rim --- Roman Empire --- Roman Republic (510-30 B.C.) --- Romi (Empire) --- Octavius Caesar, --- Gaius Octavius, --- Octavius, Gaius, --- Octavianus, --- Octavianus, Gaius Julius Caesar, --- Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, --- Octavian, --- Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus, --- T︠S︡ezarʹ Oktavian Avgust, --- Oktavian-Avgust, T︠S︡ezarʹ, --- Avgust, T︠S︡ezarʹ Oktavian, --- Octavianus Augustus, --- Augusto, --- Cesarz August, --- Ogusṭus, --- Augustus Caesar, --- Gaius Octavius Thurinus, --- Octavio Augusto, --- Cayo Octavio Turino, --- Thurinus, Gaius Octavius, --- Turino, Cayo Octavio, --- אוגוסטוס --- --History --- Influence --- Narration (Rhetoric) - History - To 1500 --- Historical poetry, Latin - History and criticism --- Legends - Rome - Historiography --- Literature and history - Rome --- Latin literature - History and criticism --- Rome ancienne --- Origines --- Mythe --- Ier s., 1-100 --- Augustus, - Emperor of Rome, - 63 B.C.-14 A.D. - Influence --- Rome - Historiography --- Rome - History - Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D. --- Augustus, - Emperor of Rome, - 63 B.C.-14 A.D.