Isbn: 9780521483667 - remus: a roman myth (8 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Cambridge University Press, 1995. Octavo. Paperback. Book is like new with light spotting to page ends. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, Later Printing. Published by Cambridge University Press, 1995. Octavo. Paperback. Book is like new.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Romulus founded Rome -- but why does the myth give him a twin brother Remus, who is killed at the moment of the foundation This mysterious legend has been oddly neglected. Roman historians ignore it as irrelevant to real history; students of myth concentrate on the more glamorous mythology of Greece, and treat Roman stories as of little interest. In this book, Professor Wiseman provides, for the first time, a detailed analysis of all the variants of the story, and a historical explanation for its origin and development. His conclusions offer important new insights, both into the history and ideology of pre-imperial Rome and into the methods and motives of myth-creation in a non-literate society. In the richly unfamiliar Rome of Pan, Hermes and Circe the witch-goddess, where a general grows miraculous horns and prophets demand human sacrifice, Remus stands for the unequal struggle of the many against the powerful few.…

Zustand: New. The first-ever historical analysis of the origins and development of the legend of Remus and Romulus and the foundation of Rome. Num Pages: 260 pages, 16 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340. . 1995. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …