Title Reading the Roman republic in early modern England / by Freyja Cox Jensen.

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Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

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Description	1 online resource.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Library of the written word ; v. 22
	The Handpress world ; 16
	Library of the written word ; v. 22.
	Library of the written word. Handpress world ; 16.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	Reading the Roman Republic. -- "The attaining of humane learning": education and Roman history -- Editions and translations: the publishing and circulation of Roman history -- Evidence of reading: catalogues and inventories -- Evidence of reading: commonplace books, notebooks and marginalia -- Re-imagining Rome. -- From Pharsalus to Philippi: stories of Pompey and Caesar -- "You are his heirs": Antony, Octavian and Cleopatra after the ides -- Caesar Augustus: "how happely he governed"? -- Conclusion. "[A]nother Rome in the West?"
Summary	Placing the reading of history in its cultural and educational context, and examining the processes by which ideas about ancient Rome circulated, this study provides the first assessment of the significance of Roman history, broadly conceived, in early modern England.
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Subject	Great Britain -- Civilization -- Roman influences.
	Great Britain.
	Civilization.
	Rome -- History -- Study and teaching -- England.
	Rome (Empire)
	History.
	England.
	Great Britain -- Civilization -- 16th century.
Chronological Term	16th century
Subject	Great Britain -- Civilization -- 17th century.
Chronological Term	17th century
Subject	Rome -- Historiography.
	Books and reading -- England -- History -- 16th century.
	Books and reading.
	Books and reading -- England -- History -- 17th century.
	Historiography.
	HISTORY -- Ancient -- Rome.
	Civilization -- Roman influences.
	Education.
Chronological Term	1500-1699
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Other Form:	Print version: Cox Jensen, Freyja, 1984- Reading the Roman republic in early modern England. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012 9789004233034 (DLC) 2012021093 (OCoLC)794263682
ISBN	9789004233218 (electronic book)
	9004233210 (electronic book)
	9781283551335 (MyiLibrary)
	1283551330 (MyiLibrary)
	9789004233034
	9004233032

Title Reading the Roman republic in early modern England / by Freyja Cox Jensen.

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