{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-the-age-of-nero-hardback-9781107052208","title":"The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Nero (Hardback) 9781107052208","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to the Age of Nero\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA lively and accessible guide to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of the notorious age of Nero.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShadi Bartsch (Edited by), Kirk Freudenburg (Edited by), Cedric Littlewood (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107052208, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 November 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e422 pages, 40 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 2.4 cm, 0.79 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe age of Nero has appealed to the popular imagination more than any other period of Roman history. This volume provides a lively and accessible guide to the various representations and interpretations of the Emperor Nero as well as to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of his eventful reign. The major achievements of the period in the fields of literature, governance, architecture and art are freshly described and analysed, and special attention is paid to the reception of Nero in the Roman and Christian eras of the first centuries AD and beyond. Written by an international team of leading experts, the chapters provide students and non-specialists with clear and comprehensive accounts of the most important trends in the study of Neronian Rome. They also offer numerous original insights into the period, and open new areas of study for scholars to pursue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJulio-Claudian family tree\u003cbr\u003e Map of the Roman Empire 69 CE\u003cbr\u003e Timeline of events\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: angles on an emperor Shadi BARTSCH, Kirk FREUDENBURG and Cedric LITTLEWOOD\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Nero's World: 1. Nero the performer Matthew LEIGH\u003cbr\u003e 2. Nero and the Senate Josiah Osgood\u003cbr\u003e 3. Nero's imperial administration Carlos F. NOREÑA\u003cbr\u003e 4. Nero's women Anthony A. BARRETT\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Neronian Literature: 5. Post-Augustan revisionism Cedric LITTLEWOOD\u003cbr\u003e 6. Lucan's Civil War in Nero's Rome Gareth WILLIAMS\u003cbr\u003e 7. Petronius, realism, Nero Kirk FREUDENBURG\u003cbr\u003e 8. Persius in Neroland Daniel HOOLEY\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Neronian Seneca: 9. Senecan drama and the age of Nero Chiara TORRE\u003cbr\u003e 10. Philosophers and the state under Nero Shadi BARTSCH\u003cbr\u003e 11. Seneca: virtue, hypocrisy and (vain)glory Catharine EDWARDS\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Nero's Monumental Rome: 12. Art and the decadent city Caroline VOUT\u003cbr\u003e 13. Staging Nero: public imagery and the Domus Aurea Eugenio LA ROCCA\u003cbr\u003e 14. Burning Rome, burning Christians John POLLINI\u003cbr\u003e 15. Nero's memory in Flavian Rome Eric VARNER\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Neros of Reception: 16. Nero into (hi)story Donatien GRAU\u003cbr\u003e 17. Saint Paul and the Christian communities of Nero's Rome J. Albert HARRILL\u003cbr\u003e 18. The image of Nero in Renaissance political thought Peter STACEy\u003cbr\u003e 19. Resurgences of Nero in the Enlightenment Elena RUSSO\u003cbr\u003e 20. Nero in Hollywood Martin M. WINKLER\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. After the Last Laugh: 21. The Neronian 'symptom' Eric GUNDERSON\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Nero's image, the four portrait types (notes by Eugenio La Rocca).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Church history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Church history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Church%20history%20%5BHRCC2%5D%22\"\u003eHRCC2\u003c\/a\u003e], Classical history \/ classical civilisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical history \/ classical civilisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20history%20\/%20classical%20civilisation%20%5BHBLA1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA1\u003c\/a\u003e], History of art: ancient \u0026amp; classical art,BCE to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of art: ancient \u0026amp; classical art,BCE to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20art:%20ancient%20\u0026amp;%20classical%20art,BCE%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BACG%5D%22\"\u003eACG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913148817688,"sku":"9781107052208","price":74.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107052208i_d9e86bba-55b0-473c-8795-efd2c23457e4.jpg?v=1691361629","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-the-age-of-nero-hardback-9781107052208","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}