Description: Roman Luxuria by Francesca Romana Berno Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This book examines the etymological and semantic origins of luxuria in key Latin texts. It discusses the influence of Greek culture on the Roman concept and examines a wide array of classical authors and genres to trace how luxuria becomes one of the Seven Capital Sins in late antiquity, representing the vice of lust. Publisher Description In classical Latin, luxuria means desire for luxury; it is linked with the ideas of excess and deviation from a standard. It is in most cases labelled as a vice which contrasts with the innate frugal nature of the Romans. Latin authors do not see it as endemic but as an import from the East in the aftermath of military conquests--and as a cause of fatal decline. Following these etymological and semantic origins, Roman Luxuria: ALiterary and Cultural History discusses the influence of Greek culture on the Roman concept and the peculiar characteristics of Roman luxuria. It analyses Roman views on luxuria through close readings inhistorical order from Cato the Elder, who regards luxuria as the opposite of the ideal Roman way of life, to the Christian poet Prudentius, who represents it in an allegorical fight with Sobriety. The book attends both to key authors and to wider literary genres, such as historiography and satire. Particular consideration is given to the rhetorical device of personification, which can be traced from the first appearances of luxuria in Latin literature to those of lateantiquity. Berno devotes detailed attention to Seneca the Younger, whose work is often preoccupied with this passion. Seneca both defends himself from the charge of luxuria and violently attacks it inothers, describing it as the archenemy of a philosophical life. Along the centuries, the focus on luxuria shifts from the economic sphere (and the waste of money) to the erotic, to the extent that in the Christian world it becomes one of the Seven Capital Sins representing the vice of lust. Author Biography Francesca Romana Berno is Associate Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Sapienza University of Rome. Her interests lie in prose writers, especially Seneca and Cicero, and in the semantics and expression of philosophical concepts, with special reference to ethics. She has also written previously on Senecan tragedies and Ovid. In 2021, she founded the open access international review "Lucius Annaeus Seneca". Details ISBN 019284640X ISBN-13 9780192846402 Title Roman Luxuria Author Francesca Romana Berno Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 304 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:142438129; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: Roman Luxuria : a Literary and Cultural History
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: Ancient / General, Social History, Ancient & Classical, Linguistics / General
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2023
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Author: Francesca Romana Berno
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
