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From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Slightly rubbed, overall very good and clean. / Leicht berieben, insgesamt sehr gut und sauber. - Legendary Rome is the first book to offer a comparative treatment of the reinvention of Rome's origins in the poetry of Vergil, Tibullus, and Propertius. It also examines the impact that the changing topography of Rome, as orchestrated by the emperor Augustus, had on those poets' renditions of Rome's legendary past. When the poets explored the significance of Augustus' reconstruction of the Palatine and Capitoline hills, they created new meaning and memories for the story of Rome's legendary foundations. As the tradition of Rome's mythic and legendary origins evolved through each poetic revision, the poets transformed the past and reinvented it anew. The exploration of what constitutes a civilized landscape for each poet leads to significant conclusions about the dynamic and evolving nature of shared public memories. The poems, written when Rome was in the process of defining a new, post-war identity, capture the growing tension between community and individual development, stability and change within the city, and the restoration of peace versus expansion through military means. - Jennifer A. Rea is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Florida in Gainesville. ISBN 9780715636466