Empire of Pleasures / Edition 1

by Andrew Dalby

Overview

Empire of Pleasures presents an evocative survey of the sensory culture of the Roman Empire, showing how the Romans themselves depicted their food, wine and entertainments in literature and in art.
This fascinating journey envelops the reader in a world devoted to the titillation and fulfilment of the senses, allowing them to recapture the Empire as it was sensed and imagined by those who lived in it. It will fascinate and entrance anyone with a love of the classical world

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415280730
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/25/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Andrew Dalby

Table of Contents

Table of Contents: List of Illustrations and Maps Preface 1. Introduction: Quotations and References Source Material 2. Imperius Sine Fine 3. Ausonia 4. Vesper 5. Aurora 6. Barbaricum 7. Saeva Urbs 8. The Use of Empire Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

'cholarly and entertaining book about food, sex, and the fizz of social life' - Humphrey Carpenter, Sunday Times

'This book is the ideal companion for the armchair tourist.' - Classical Review

'[A] scholarly and entertaining book about food, sex, and the fizz of social life' - Humphrey Carpenter, Sunday Times

'This book is the ideal companion for the armchair tourist.' - Classical Review

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