Roman Manliness: Virtus and the Roman Republic

By Myles McDonnell

Book Overview

Recent studies of ancient Roman masculinities have concentrated on the private aspects of the subject, particularly sexuality, and have drawn conclusions from a narrow field of reference, usually rhetorical practice. In contrast, this book examines the public and the most important aspect of Roman masculinity: Manliness as represented by the concept of virtus. Using traditional historical, philological, and archaeological analysis, combined with socio-linguistics and gender studies, it presents a comprehensive picture of how Roman manliness developed from the middle to the late Republic period.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052111893X
• ISBN13: 9780521118934
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"