Editorial: University of Wisconsin Press
Número de páginas: 274 págs. 22.9 x 15.2 cm
Fecha de edición: 15-08-2023
EAN: 9780299343507
ISBN: 978-0-299-34350-7
Precio (sin IVA): 132,38 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 137,68 €
The political rupture caused by the ascension of Augustus Caesar in ancient Rome, which ended the centuries-old Republic, had drastic consequences for the performance and understanding of masculinity in a markedly androcentric society. Previously, masculinity was established and maintained through the frame of competition, in both public and private spheres—but the total accumulation of power by one man foreclosed most avenues of, and even appreciation for, competition. Melanie Racette-Campbell examines how Rome’s elite men navigated this liminal moment between Republic and Empire, and shows that the process was neither linear nor uniform.