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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Autore principale: Heslin, Peter (Autore, VerfasserIn)
Natura: Libro
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum , [2015]
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Documenti correlati: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]
Note sull'autore:Peter Heslin
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Riassunto:"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
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references (S. 329-339) and index
Descrizione fisica:xiii, 350 Seiten Illustrationen 27 cm
ISBN:9781606064214
1606064215