The Museum of Augustus : the Temple of Apollo in Pompeii, the Portico of Philippus in Rome, and Latin poetry

"In this work of original scholarship, Peter Heslin argues that paintings of the Trojan War, public and private, were a collective visual resource for selected poems by Virgil, Horace, and Propertius; in so doing, he reconstructs a world in which Augustan-era art served as inspiration for some...

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Hovedforfatter: Heslin, Peter (Author, VerfasserIn)
Format: Bog
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum , [2015]
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Relaterede værker:Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Peter Heslin, The museum of Augustus: the temple of Apollo in Pompeii, the portico of Philippus in Rome, and latin poetry]
Forfatter Kommentarer:Peter Heslin
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Summary:"In this work of original scholarship, Peter Heslin argues that paintings of the Trojan War, public and private, were a collective visual resource for selected poems by Virgil, Horace, and Propertius; in so doing, he reconstructs a world in which Augustan-era art served as inspiration for some of the greatest works of Roman literature"--Provided by publisher
Emne beskrivelse:Includes bibliographical references (S. 329-339) and index
Fysisk beskrivelse:xiii, 350 Seiten Illustrationen 27 cm
ISBN:9781606064214
1606064215