Walking in Roman culture / Timothy M. O'Sullivan

Englisch

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Online-Ressource (xii, 188 p) : ill

Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-175) and indexes

Print version: Walking in Roman Culture

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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 The art of walking ; Face and gait; Gait and gender: walk like a man; Walk like a woman; Gait instruction; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Seneca on the mind in motion ; Dramatic walking; Seneca's Stoic walks; Political walking; Chapter 3 Urban walkers on display ; Deductio in forum; Republican escorts; Pliny and Tacitus on the republican power of the escort; Let your slaves do the walking: litters; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Cicero's legs ; Exercising body and mind; Walking and talking

Greek walkingChapter 5 Theoretical travels ; Greek and Roman theoria; "Walking in history"; Walking with philosophers; Chapter 6 Walking with Odysseus ; The Odyssey Landscapes: an overview; The portico frame; The narrative walk; Philosophical wanderings; Conclusion; Bibliography; Subject index; Index locorum

*City and town life -- Rome -- History ; Walking in literature ; Latin literature -- History and criticism ; Rome -- Social life and customs ; Rome (Italy) -- Social life and customs ; Group identity -- Rome -- History ; Walking -- Rome -- Psychological aspects -- History ; Identity (Psychology) -- Rome -- History ; Walking -- Social aspects -- Rome -- History ; Walking -- Rome -- History

*City and town life ; Rome ; History ; Group identity ; Rome ; History ; Identity (Psychology) ; Rome ; History ; Walking ; Rome ; History ; Walking ; Rome ; Psychological aspects ; History ; Walking ; Social aspects ; Rome ; History ; Walking in literature ; Electronic books

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: DG78

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 937;

Literary, artistic and architectural evidence reveals the central role that walking played in how Romans perceived themselves and their society

 

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2011

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