Readers and Reading Culture in the High Roman Empire A study of elite communities
William A. Johnson
Readers and Reading Culture in the High Roman Empire A study of elite communities William A. Johnson - U.S.A. Oxford University Press 2010 - 227tr. Hardcover, illustrations 25 cm
In Readers and Reading Culture in the High Roman Empire, William Johnson examines the system and culture of reading among the elite in second-century Rome. The investigation proceeds in case-study fashion using the principal surviving witnesses, beginning with the communities of Pliny and Tacitus (with a look at Pliny's teacher, Quintilian) from the time of the emperor Trajan... The result is a rich cultural history of individual reading communities that differentiate themselves in interesting ways even while in aggregate showing a coherent reading culture with fascinating similarities and contrasts to the reading culture of today.
9780195176407
Rome -- Civilization
Intellect -- Social aspects
028.90937 / W716-J66
Readers and Reading Culture in the High Roman Empire A study of elite communities William A. Johnson - U.S.A. Oxford University Press 2010 - 227tr. Hardcover, illustrations 25 cm
In Readers and Reading Culture in the High Roman Empire, William Johnson examines the system and culture of reading among the elite in second-century Rome. The investigation proceeds in case-study fashion using the principal surviving witnesses, beginning with the communities of Pliny and Tacitus (with a look at Pliny's teacher, Quintilian) from the time of the emperor Trajan... The result is a rich cultural history of individual reading communities that differentiate themselves in interesting ways even while in aggregate showing a coherent reading culture with fascinating similarities and contrasts to the reading culture of today.
9780195176407
Rome -- Civilization
Intellect -- Social aspects
028.90937 / W716-J66