| Description |
1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
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Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The figure of Julius Caesar has loomed large in the United States since its very beginning, admired and evoked as a gateway to knowledge of politics, war, and even national life. In this lively and perceptive book, the first to examine Caesar's place in modern American culture, Maria Wyke investigates how his use has intensified in periods of political crisis, when the occurrence of assassination, war, dictatorship, totalitarianism or empire appears to give him fresh relevance. Her fascinating discussion shows how--from the Latin classroom to the Shakespearean stage, from cinema, television and the comic book to the internet--Caesar is mobilized in the U.S. as a resource for acculturation into the American present, as a prediction of America's future, or as a mode of commercial profit and great entertainment"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Education -- pt. 2. Political culture. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Caesar, Julius -- Influence.
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Caesar, Julius. |
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Caesar, Julius. |
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United States -- Civilization -- Classical influences.
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United States. |
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Civilization. |
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Political culture -- United States -- History.
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Political culture. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wyke, Maria. Caesar in the USA. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012 9780520273917 (DLC) 2012005217 (OCoLC)777327496 |
| ISBN |
9780520954274 (electronic book) |
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0520954270 (electronic book) |
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9786613958853 |
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6613958859 |
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9781283646352 |
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1283646358 |
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9780520273917 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520273915 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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