Representations of fear
Subtitle: verbalising emotion in ancient Roman folk narrative
By: Camilla Asplund Ingemark & Dominic Ingemark
Contributors: Ingemark, Dominic, author
Series: Folklore Fellows' Communications -- no. 320; FF communications -- no. 320.
Publisher: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Academia Scientiarum Fennica
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Helsinki
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9789514111563
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Emotions in literature; Tales; Verbal behavior in literature; Fear; Civilization
Description: "This book deals with folk narratives expressing some of the basic fears of ancient Roman culture. These included, on the one hand, threats to the survival of the family, especially concerning childen, pregnant women and to some extent also young men, and, on the other hand, the hidden dangers of the urban environment, especially places such as sewers, cemeteries, crossroads, inns and harbours."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-354) and indexes.