ROMAN LITERARY CULTURE. From Cicero to Apuleius by FANTHAM, Elaine

Paperback. Very Good.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Revised ed.. Trade paperback. Very good.. Johns Hopkins University, 1999, 326 pages, trade paperback, no owner's mark or underlining, light wear

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999-04-21. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Moderate creasing. Owner's name on front end page, else unmarked.

Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999-04-21. Paperback. Good.

The Johns Hopkins University Press. Near Fine. 1999. Softcover. 0801862019 . Very faint shelfwear else fine. ; Ancient Society and History; 352 pages; Scholars of ancient literature have often focused on the works and lives of major authors rather than on such questions as how these works were produced and who read them. In Roman Literary Culture, Elaine Fantham fills that void by examining the changing social and historical context of literary production in ancient Rome and its empire. Fantham discusses the habits of Roman readers and developments in their means of access to literature, from booksellers and copyists to pirated publications and libraries. She examines the issues of patronage and the utility of literature. She shows how the constraints of the physical object itself—the ancient "book"—influenced the practice of both reading and writing. And she explores the ways in which ancient criticism and critical attitudes reflected cultural assumptions of the time. .

The Johns Hopkins University Press. Near Fine. 1999. Softcover. 0801862019 . Minor shelfwear. ; Ancient Society and History; 352 pages; Scholars of ancient literature have often focused on the works and lives of major authors rather than on such questions as how these works were produced and who read them. In Roman Literary Culture, Elaine Fantham fills that void by examining the changing social and historical context of literary production in ancient Rome and its empire. Fantham discusses the habits of Roman readers and developments in their means of access to literature, from booksellers and copyists to pirated publications and libraries. She examines the issues of patronage and the utility of literature. She shows how the constraints of the physical object itself—the ancient "book"—influenced the practice of both reading and writing. And she explores the ways in which ancient criticism and critical attitudes reflected cultural assumptions of the time. .

The Johns Hopkins University Press. Near Fine. 1999. Softcover. 0801862019 . Scholars' name to ffep (Mark Golden). Else book is fine. ; Ancient Society and History; 352 pages; Scholars of ancient literature have often focused on the works and lives of major authors rather than on such questions as how these works were produced and who read them. In Roman Literary Culture, Elaine Fantham fills that void by examining the changing social and historical context of literary production in ancient Rome and its empire. Fantham discusses the habits of Roman readers and developments in their means of access to literature, from booksellers and copyists to pirated publications and libraries. She examines the issues of patronage and the utility of literature. She shows how the constraints of the physical object itself—the ancient "book"—influenced the practice of both reading and writing. And she explores the ways in which ancient criticism and critical attitudes reflected… Read More

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Gently worn cloth boards. Else good. 326 pages.

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. Paperback. 326p. A softcover book in very good condition. Small scuff to rear spine edge; otherwise glossy and like new.