About this title: The aim of this work is not a history of events but an account of the spirit of the Ancient Roman culture. Edith Hamilton offers comparisons as she illuminates the way our own society is the inheritor of Ancient Rome.
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: The New American Library
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Signed by previous owner. Nice soft cover, lightly read, some shelf wear to cover, light creases on spine, light slant to book, light aging, stk #2178c6. 159 p. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
ISBN-13:9780393002324ISBN:0393002322
Description: Good. 0393002322 Good condition soft cover book, X-LIBRARY with usual stamps/stickers, some edge rubs, this book is good! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780393002324ISBN:0393002322
Description: Good. 0393002322 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in good condition, varying degrees of shelf wear, some spine creases, m..._ read more
Description: Fair. 0393310787 NOTE PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASE! ! MUCH Earlier smaller reading copy only paperback same text exactly-Aside from newer introduction/afterward, the original text has not changed. Different cover. OLDER Used Condition with age discoloration, though book is holding together well for it's age. No writing or Highlighting in text, sold for content. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780393002324ISBN:0393002322
Description: A good reading copy only. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. May have underlining or highlighting throughout. -, Trade PaperBack, Good / read more
"Although a companion to her previous The Greek Way (1930), I read The Roman Way several years later. Knowing a lot more about Roman history and culture by this time as a result of two years of Latin classes and a lot more reading, I was less impressed by this book than by its predecessor."
"Hamilton explores persons and personalities of the Roman Empire as embodiments and illustrations of their values, worldviews, and daily lives. Good book."
"I read this book as part of a Western Civilization class. Overall, I found it a quick, intelligent read that shouldn't take too long to sift through. The arguments are clear, albeit a bit tedious at times, and there are plenty of excerpts to get an idea of the subject matter.
However, Hamilton makes broad, sweeping assumptions of the Roman based on the writings of only a handful of writers. After all, I'm sure if 2 people were chosen to represent our period of life as Americans and our daily lives, as she chooses with Plautus and Terence, we'd probably have several reservations on those chosen to represent us.
Yet, her arguments do not lose complete substance. She also analyzes the reactions and trends to those writings, and in that, I think there is greater value. A picture of the people is not as well seen in the piece of writing itself, but in how that writing is recieved. I'm sure we've all been to a movie, where we walked out and wondered what on earth it was that the movie-makers were thinking. (The 2nd and 3rd Matrix movies might be a good example - but I digress.)
In Chapters IV-VI we gain a better picture of Cicero than we do of the Roman people. She goes through the trends of writing with a few other authors, and playwrights.
The best achievement in this work, had to have been her picture of the Roman woman, the Roman slave, and the Games. These pictures she seems to broaden her focus. I found her reasoning easy to follow
I still feel that when Edith Hamilton limited herself to a mere analysis of Roman literature, she may have given herself a case of tunnel vision. There is so much more to a society beyond the written word, after all."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
