The Art of Forgetting
Disgrace and Oblivion in Roman Political Culture
By Harriet I. Flower
424 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 75 illus., 1 map, notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-7188-1
Published: February 2011 -
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-0-8078-7746-3
Published: February 2011 -
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-7293-7
Published: February 2011
Studies in the History of Greece and Rome
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About the Author
Harriet I. Flower is professor of classics at Princeton University. She is author of Ancestor Masks and Aristocratic Power in Roman Culture and editor of The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic.
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Reviews
"A very valuable book on a fascinating and important subject."--Journal of Roman Studies
"A much-needed articulation . . . of Roman commemoration practices. . . . An engaging survey of Roman history [for] the nonspecialist. . . . Well illustrated."--The Historian
"An important contribution to the study of commemoration in the classical world. . . . Thorough and well-argued. . . . Lucidly written and enriched by numerous illustrations, this book provides not only a rich source of information about Greek and Roman memory sanctions, but also offers a profound analysis on their development and implications for Roman republican and early imperial politics."--Tyche
"Flower's stunning book casts a flood of light on this chilling subject, powerfully showing that the punitive sanctions often deemed imperial originated in the republic with its distinctive culture of memory."—American Historical Review
"The Art of Forgetting is a fascinating study of the battle between the living and the dead or disgraced for prime turf in the memory space of the Roman elite."—American Journal of Philology
“Flower’s writing style is accessible and the examples she cites are interesting enough to take the reader on the curious journey into an unfamiliar aspect of the ancient mind.”--United Nations of Roma Victrix