ISBN:
9780520954274
,
0520954270
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (306 p.)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Wyke, Maria Caesar in the USA
DDC:
306.20973
Keywords:
Caesar, Julius Influence
;
Caesar, Julius Influence
;
Caesar, Julius
;
Political culture History
;
United States
;
Political culture History
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
;
HISTORY ; Ancient ; General
;
Civilization ; Classical influences
;
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
;
Political culture
;
History
;
United States Civilization
;
Classical influences
;
United States Civilization
;
Classical influences
;
United States
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Online-Publikation
;
Online-Publikation
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
