The ears of Hermes
Subtitle: communication, images, and identity in the classical world
By: Maurizio Bettini ; translated by William Michael Short
Contributors: Short, William Michael, 1977-
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Columbus
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780814211700; 9780814292716
Subjects: Classical literature; Hermes (Greek deity) in literature; History and criticism; Literature and anthropology
Work titles: Orecchie di Hermes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hermes' ears : places and symbols of communication in ancient culture; title: Brutus the fool; title: Mos, mores, and mos maiorum : the invention of morality in Roman culture; title: Face to face in ancient Rome : the vocabulary of physical appearance in Latin; title: Sosia and his substitute : thinking the double at Rome; title: Ghosts of exile : doubles and nostalgia in Vergil's Parva troia; title: Death and its double : imagines, ridiculum, and honos in the Roman aristocratic funeral; title: Argumentum.