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Building in Words - Representations of the Process of Construction in Latin Literature (Hardcover)
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Building in Words - Representations of the Process of Construction in Latin Literature (Hardcover)
Series: Classical Culture and Society
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Building in Words explores the relationship between text and
architecture in the Roman world from the perspective of
architectural process. Ancient Romans frequently encountered
buildings under construction - they experienced noisy building
work, disruptive transportation of materials, and sometimes
spectacular engineering feats. Bettina Reitz-Joosse analyzes how
Roman authors responded to the process of building and construction
in their literary works. Roman authors tell stories of
architectural creation to give meaning to finished monuments. Their
narratives can stress technological or logistic mastery or
highlight morally problematic aspects of construction, particularly
in large-scale engineering projects. While offering descriptions of
the process of creating architecture, Roman writers also reflect on
the creation of their own works. Building in Words demonstrates the
richness of the image of construction for literary composition:
writers use it to comment on the aesthetics or ambition of their
literary work, to articulate the power and durability, but also the
fragility of literature. Reitz-Joosse here offers original readings
of a range of literary authors of the early Roman empire, including
Vergil, Pliny the Elder, Tacitus, and Statius, and places literary
texts in dialogue with contemporary epigraphic and archaeological
material. Through its focus on building as a process, Building in
Words furthers our understanding of the aesthetics of both
architecture and literature in ancient Rome.
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