{"product_id":"utopia-antiqua-rhiannon-evans-9780415271271","title":"Utopia Antiqua: Readings of the Golden Age and Decline at Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003eUtopia Antiqua is a fresh look at narratives of the Golden Age and decline in ancient Roman literature of the late Republic and imperial period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the lens of utopian theory, Rhiannon Evans looks at the ways that Roman authors, such as Virgil, Ovid and Tacitus, use and reinvent Greek myths of the ages, considering them in their historical and artistic context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the meanings of the 'Iron Age' and dystopia for Roman authors, as well as the reasons they give for this decline, and the possibilities for a renewed Age of Gold. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing case studies, it considers the cultural effects of importing luxury goods and the way that it gives rise to a rhetoric of Roman decline. It also looks at the idealisation of farmers, soldiers and even primitive barbarians as parallels to the Golden Race and role models for now-extravagant Romans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rhiannon Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415271274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415271271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.46w x 0.74d","brand":"Rhiannon Evans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064887881983,"sku":"9780415271271","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4918fe93-a7a5-4e5d-9094-c732d9c72bbc.jpg?v=1768671707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/utopia-antiqua-rhiannon-evans-9780415271271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}