Mask of the Parasite : A Pathology of Roman Patronage

Thoughtful delivery service

Easy 30 day returns

Certified Reviews

Description

Mask of the Parasite : A Pathology of Roman PatronageWhen Romans applied the term "parasite" to contemporaries in dependent circumstances, or clientes, they were evoking one of the stock characters of ancient Greek comedy. In the Roman world the parasite was moved out of his native genre into the literatures of invective and social criticism, where his Greek origins made him a uniquely useful transmitter of Roman perceptions. Whenever the figure of the parasite is used to mask a person in Roman society,

and his struggle to regain virility

Admete persuades her father

It looks at their social setting

rendering them suitable for audiences of his own time by introducing subtler characterization and more complex plots

And so begins the true story that inspired this book: the incredible journey of Lili Elbe

with guides to bibliographical and other resources

Vefa Alexiadou

tempted by witches and goddesses

or back to face the might of Rome and try to break its stranglehold on power forever

due to his military past

on his descent into the underworld

Twelve Voices investigates these tantalizing questions