Remus: A Roman Myth
Timothy Peter Wiseman
This is an account of the foundation legend of Rome, how the twins Remus and Romulus were miraculously suckled by a she-wolf, and how Romulus founded Rome and Remus was killed at the moment of the foundation. What does the story mean? Why have a twin, if he has to be killed off? This is the first historical analysis of the origins and development of the myth, and it offers important insights into the nature of pre-imperial Rome and the ways in which myths could be created and elaborated in a nonliterate society.
년:
1995
출판사:
Cambridge University Press
언어:
english
페이지:
260
ISBN 10:
0521483662
ISBN 13:
9780521483667
파일:
PDF, 9.89 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1995