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Whispering city, modern Rome and its histories, R.J.B. Bosworth

Label
Whispering city, modern Rome and its histories, R.J.B. Bosworth
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Whispering city
Nature of contents
standards specificationsbibliography
Oclc number
658809355
Responsibility statement
R.J.B. Bosworth
Sub title
modern Rome and its histories
Summary
In "Civilization and Its Discontents", Sigmund Freud claimed that Rome must be comprehended as 'not a human dwelling place but a mental entity', in which the palaces of the Caesars still stand alongside modern apartment buildings in layers of brick, mortar, and memory. This book accepts Freud.s challenge
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