{"product_id":"civil-war-and-the-collapse-of-the-social-bond-9781009014281","title":"Civil War and the Collapse of the Social Bond","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRepresentations of civil war in classical and Christian Latin and their reception in French literature reveal the formative influence of the Roman civil wars on the modern imagination. Optimistic solutions defer resolution beyond the end of history. Within history, a decadent empire resolves republican discord at a terrible price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. Figures of discord; 2. Oriental empire: Vergil, Georgics; 3. Empire without end: Vergil, Aeneid and Lucan, De bello civili; 4. The eternal city: Augustine, De civitate Dei; 5. The republic to come: Hugo, Quatrevingt-treize; 6. The empire to come: Houellebecq, Soumission; Bibliography.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018570236247,"sku":"9781009014281","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781009014281.jpg?v=1750777407","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/civil-war-and-the-collapse-of-the-social-bond-9781009014281","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}