Roman Manliness: Virtus and the Roman Republic (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521118934)

Recent studies of ancient Roman masculinities have concentrated on the private aspects of the subject, particularly sexuality, and have drawn conclusions from a narrow field of reference, usually rhetorical practice. In contrast, this book examines the public and the most important aspect of Roman masculinity: Manliness as represented by the concept of "virtus". Using traditional historical, philological, and archaeological analysis, combined with socio-linguistics and gender studies, it presents a comprehensive picture of how Roman manliness developed from the middle to the late Republic period.

Author: Myles McDonnell
ISBN-10: 052111893X
ISBN-13: 9780521118934
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/03/2009
Pages: 504
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.61lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.12d