Author Unknown: The Power of Anonymity in Ancient Rome

by Tom Geue

An exploration of the darker corners of ancient Rome to spotlight the strange sorcery of anonymous literature.

From Banksy to Elena Ferrante to the unattributed parchments of ancient Rome, art without clear authorship fascinates and even offends us. Classical scholarship tends to treat this anonymity as a problem or game--a defect to be repaired or mystery to be solved. Author Unknown is the first book to consider anonymity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674988205
• ISBN13: 9780674988200
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"