Twelve Caesars : images of power from the ancient world to the modern
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Published
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780691222363, 0691222363
Physical Desc
xi, 376 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
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Lawson McGhee Library - Books
709.0216 BEAR
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709.0216 BEAR
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Published
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021].
Language
English
ISBN
9780691222363, 0691222363
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book--against a background of today's "sculpture wars"--Mary Beard tells the story of how for more than two millennia portraits of the rich, powerful, and famous in the western world have been shaped by the image of Roman emperors, especially the "twelve Caesars," from the ruthless Julius Caesar to the fly-torturing Domitian. Twelve Caesars asks why these murderous autocrats have loomed so large in art from antiquity and the Renaissance to today, when hapless leaders are still caricatured as Neros fiddling while Rome burns."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Beard, M. (2021). Twelve Caesars: images of power from the ancient world to the modern . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beard, Mary, 1955-. 2021. Twelve Caesars: Images of Power From the Ancient World to the Modern. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beard, Mary, 1955-. Twelve Caesars: Images of Power From the Ancient World to the Modern Princeton University Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Beard, Mary. Twelve Caesars: Images of Power From the Ancient World to the Modern Princeton University Press, 2021.
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