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Explores the intersection of fire, city, and emperor in ancient Rome, tracing the critical role that urban conflagration played as both reality and metaphor in the politics and literature of the early imperial period.

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Literary criticism like this is a risky business ... but While Rome Burned has a solid core of credible analysis and is a tour de force in clarity of explication." - Larry Ball, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point

While Rome Burned

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472131907, 978-0472131907
      ISBN10: 0472131907

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores the intersection of fire, city, and emperor in ancient Rome, tracing the critical role that urban conflagration played as both reality and metaphor in the politics and literature of the early imperial period.

      Trade Review
      Literary criticism like this is a risky business ... but While Rome Burned has a solid core of credible analysis and is a tour de force in clarity of explication." - Larry Ball, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point

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