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The Art of Forgetting
Harriet I. Flower
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Description for The Art of Forgetting
Paperback. Art of Forgetting: Disgrace and Oblivion in Roman Political Culture Series: Studies in the History of Greece and Rome. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
Elite Romans periodically chose to limit or destroy the memory of a leading citizen who was deemed an unworthy member of the community. Sanctions against memory could lead to the removal or mutilation of portraits and public inscriptions. Harriet Flower provides the first chronological overview of the development of this Roman practice--an instruction to forget--from archaic times into the second century A.D. Flower explores Roman memory sanctions against the background of Greek and Hellenistic cultural influence and in the context of the wider Mediterranean world. Combining literary texts, inscriptions, coins, and material evidence, this richly illustrated study contributes to a ... Read more
Elite Romans periodically chose to limit or destroy the memory of a leading citizen who was deemed an unworthy member of the community. Sanctions against memory could lead to the removal or mutilation of portraits and public inscriptions. Harriet Flower provides the first chronological overview of the development of this Roman practice--an instruction to forget--from archaic times into the second century A.D. Flower explores Roman memory sanctions against the background of Greek and Hellenistic cultural influence and in the context of the wider Mediterranean world. Combining literary texts, inscriptions, coins, and material evidence, this richly illustrated study contributes to a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the History of Greece and Rome
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807871881
SKU
V9780807871881
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About Harriet I. Flower
Harriet I. Flower is professor of classics at Princeton University. She is author of Ancestor Masks and Aristocratic Power in Roman Culture and editor of The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic.
Reviews for The Art of Forgetting
Flower's writing style is accessible and the examples she cites are interesting enough to take the reader on the curious journey into an unfamiliar aspect of the ancient mind.- United Nations of Roma Victrix; ""A very valuable book on a fascinating and important subject.""- Journal of Roman Studies; ""Closely argued and aptly illustrated. . . . Recommended.""- CHOICE; ... Read more