The sorrows of the ancient Romans : the gladiator and the monster
A study of the collective psychology of the ancient Romans argues that their emotional life was filled with extremes of despair, envy and fascination
Print Book, English, 1993
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., 1993
210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780691010915, 9780691056968, 0691010919, 069105696X
963770119
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction3The Gladiator1Despair11The Scandal of the Arena112Desire47Wine without Water47The Monster3Fascination85A Vain, Barren, Exquisite Wasting854Envy (Part One)107Embracing the Monster1075Envy (Part Two)145Striking the Monster1456Conclusions176The Widening Gyre176Modern Works Cited191Index203