Cox Jensen, Freyja,  1984- <br/><br/>
Reading the Roman republic in early modern England / 
by Freyja Cox Jensen. 
 - Leiden, the Netherlands :  Boston, Massachusetts.  Brill,  2012 ; 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Library of the written word The Handpress world .
 - Library of the written word .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> Placing the reading of history in its cultural and educational context, and examining the processes by which ideas about ancient Rome circulated, this study provides the first assessment of the significance of Roman history, broadly conceived, in early modern England.  Reading the Roman Republic. -- "The attaining of humane learning": education and Roman history -- Editions and translations: the publishing and circulation of Roman history -- Evidence of reading: catalogues and inventories -- Evidence of reading: commonplace books, notebooks and marginalia -- Re-imagining Rome. -- From Pharsalus to Philippi: stories of Pompey and Caesar -- "You are his heirs": Antony, Octavian and Cleopatra after the ides -- Caesar Augustus: "how happely he governed"? -- Conclusion. "[A]nother Rome in the West?" 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789004233218 9781283551335 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Books and reading--History.--England.--16th century.<br/>Books and reading--History.--England.--17th century<br/>HISTORY--Ancient--Rome<br/>Books and reading<br/>Civilization<br/>Civilization--Roman influences<br/>Historiography<br/>Study skills
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Civilization.--Roman influences<br/>Rome--History.--Study and teaching.--England.<br/>Great Britain--Civilization.--16th century.<br/>Great Britain--Civilization.--17th century<br/>Rome--Historiography.<br/>England<br/>Great Britain--Great Britain.<br/>Rome (Empire)