"Aspect social." . . "Moral Lateinische Literatur." . . "Ética sexual Roma." . . "Politische Literatur." . . "Griechisch." . . "Política i literatura." . . "Sexualité dans la littérature." . . "Sexualité Dans la littérature." . "Letterkunde." . . "Literatura e sociedade." . . "Société." . . "morale société (milieu humain) Rome." . . "Literatura y ética." . . "Etik i latinska litteraturen." . . "Sexualität." . . "Rom." . . "Lateinische Literatur Moral." . . "Römisches Reich." . . "Literature." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en . "Criticism, interpretation, etc" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Politics of Immorality in Ancient Rome" . . . . . . . . "The politics of immorality in ancient Rome" . . "The politics of immorality in ancient Rome"@en . . . . "The Politics of immorality in ancient Rome" . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\"This book addresses the question not how immoral the ancient Romans were but why the literature they produced is so preoccupied with immorality. The modern image of immoral Rome derives from ancient accounts which are largely critical rather than celebratory. Far from being empty commonplaces these accusations constituted a powerful discourse through which Romans negotiated conflicts and tensions in their social and political order. This study proceeds by a detailed examination of a wide range of ancient texts (all of which are translated), exploring the dynamics of their rhetoric, as well as the ends to which they were deployed. Roman moralising discourse, the author suggests, may be seen as especially concerned with the articulation of anxieties about gender, social status and political power. Individual chapters focus on adultery, effeminacy, the immorality of the Roman theatre, luxurious buildings and the dangers of pleasure.\"--Publisher's website." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The decadence and depravity of the ancient Romans are a commonplace of serious history, popular novels and spectacular films. This book is concerned not with the question of how immoral the ancient Romans were but why the literature they produced is so preoccupied with immorality. The modern image of immoral Rome derives from ancient accounts which are largely critical rather than celebratory. Upper-class Romans habitually accused one another of the most lurid sexual and sumptuary improprieties. Historians and moralists lamented the vices of their contemporaries and mourned for the virtues of a vanished age. Far from being empty commonplaces these assertions constituted a powerful discourse through which Romans negotiated conflicts and tensions in their social and political order. This study proceeds by a detailed examination of a wide range of ancient texts (all of which are translated) exploring the dynamics of their rhetoric, as well as the ends to which they were deployed. Roman moralising discourse, the author suggests, may be seen as especially concerned with the articulation of anxieties about gender, social status and political power. Individual chapters focus on adultery, effeminacy, the immorality of the Roman theatre, luxurious buildings and the dangers of pleasure. This book should appeal to students and scholars of classical literature and ancient history. It will also attract anthropologists and social and cultural historians."@en . . . "The decadence and depravity of the ancient Romans are a commonplace of serious history, popular novels and spectacular films. This book is concerned not with the question of how immoral the ancient Romans were but why the literature they produced is so preoccupied with immorality. The modern image of immoral Rome derives from ancient accounts which are largely critical rather than celebratory. Upper-class Romans habitually accused one another of the most lurid sexual and sumptuary improprieties. Historians and moralists lamented the vices of their contemporaries and mourned for the virtues of a vanished age. Far from being empty commonplaces these assertions constituted a powerful discourse through which Romans negotiated conflicts and tensions in their social and political order. This study proceeds by a detailed examination of a wide range of ancient texts (all of which are translated) exploring the dynamics of their rhetoric, as well as the ends to which they were deployed. Roman moralising discourse, the author suggests, may be seen as especially concerned with the articulation of anxieties about gender, social status and political power. Individual chapters focus on adultery, effeminacy, the immorality of the Roman theatre, luxurious buildings and the dangers of pleasure. This book should appeal to students and scholars of classical literature and ancient history. It will also attract anthropologists and social and cultural historians." . . . . . . . . "littérature latine morale Rome." . . "Moral i latinska litteraturen." . . "Rome - Conditions morales." . . "littérature latine sexualité Rome." . . "Littérature latine." . . "Immoralité Antiquité." . . "Sexualitet i latinska litteraturen." . . "Littérature." . . "Politics and literature Rome." . . "Sexe en la literatura." . . "Rome" . . "Literatura latina Historia y crítica." . . "Literatura i societat." . . "Littérature latine Histoire et critique." . . "Littérature latine - Histoire et critique." . "Latein." . . "Amoral." . . "Literature Latin history." . . "Rome (Empire)" . . "Roma en la literatura." . . "Aspect moral." . . "Ethics in literature." . . "Romeinse rijk." . . "Polityka i literatura Rzym (państwo)" . . "Literatura łacińska historia i krytyka." . . "Éthique." . . "Römer." . . "Erotische Literatur." . . "Littérature et société Rome." . . "Littérature et société - Rome." . "Literature and society Rome." . . "Latein." . . "Litteratur och samhälle Romerska riket." . . "Literatur." . . "Valeurs (philosophie) Dans la littérature." . . "Sexualidad En la literatura." . . "Moral conditions in literature." . . "Seksualność w literaturze." . . "Littérature latine Thèmes, motifs." . . "Literature and society." . . "Sex in literature." . . "Historia antiga roma (sociedade)" . . "Historia antiga - roma (sociedade)" . "Politik och litteratur Romerska riket." . . "Moraal." . . "Bellettrie." . . "Moral conditions." . . "Latijn." . . "Latin literature History and criticism." . . "Moral Den romerska forntiden." . . "Politiek." . . "Rome dans la littérature." . . "Literatura łacińska tematy, motywy." . . "Amoral (Motiv)" . . "Ètica en la literatura." . . "Rome in literature." . . "Moral (motiv i litteraturen)" . . "Politique et littérature Rome." . . "Politique et littérature - Rome." . "Literatura." . . "Historia antiga" . . "Antike." . . "Kulturhistoria Romerska riket." . . "Latin literature." . . "Erotismo en la literatura." . . "Sociedade." . . "Politische Kultur." . . "Griechisch." . . "Morale dans la littérature." . . "Morale Dans la littérature." . "Politics and literature." . . . . "Conditions morales dans la littérature." . . "Rzym (państwo)" . . "Moral Römer." . .