Background
Wiseman, Timothy Peter was born on February 3, 1940 in Bridlington, England. Son of Stephen and Winifred Agnes (Rigby) Wiseman.
(This book is an attempt to read the poems of Gaius Valeri...)
This book is an attempt to read the poems of Gaius Valerius Catullus in his own context; to look at the poet and his works against the cultural realities of the first century BC as recent advances in historical research allow us to understand them. Catullus' own social background, the circumstances of the literary life of his time, the true extent of his works and the variety of audiences he addressed - these and other questions are explored by Professor Wiseman with new and startling results. Contemporary high society and politics are illustrated through Clodia and Caelius Rufus, considered not as mere adjuncts to Catullus' story but as significant historical personalities in their own right. A final chapter on nineteenth- and twentieth-century interpretations of Catullus' world shows how anachronistic preconceptions have prevented a proper understanding of it, and made this radical reappraisal necessary. Anyone with a serious interest in Latin literature or Roman history will want to read this book. Students in the upper levels of school or at university will find it essential background reading to their work on Catullus and Cicero's Pro Caelio.
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(This is an account of the foundation legend of Rome, how ...)
This is an account of the foundation legend of Rome, how the twins Remus and Romulus were miraculously suckled by a she-wolf, and how Romulus founded Rome and Remus was killed at the moment of the foundation. What does the story mean? Why have a twin, if he has to be killed off? This is the first historical analysis of the origins and development of the myth, and it offers important insights into the nature of pre-imperial Rome and the ways in which myths could be created and elaborated in a nonliterate society.
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Wiseman, Timothy Peter was born on February 3, 1940 in Bridlington, England. Son of Stephen and Winifred Agnes (Rigby) Wiseman.
Bachelor, Balliol College, 1961, Master of Arts, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, 1967. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Durham, 1988.
Lecturer classics Leicester University, England, 1963-1973.
Reader Roman history, 1973-1976. Visiting associate professor of University Toronto, Canada, 1970-1971.
Professor classics Exeter University, England, 1977. Chairman publications committee British School Rome,1981-1985.
Lecturer classics Leicester (England) University, 1963-1973, reader Roman history, 9173-9176. Visiting associate professor University Toronto, Canada, 1970-1971. Professor classics Exeter (England) University, since 1977.
Chairman publications committee British School Rome, 1981-1985.
(This book is an attempt to read the poems of Gaius Valeri...)
(This is an account of the foundation legend of Rome, how ...)
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Member editorial board History Today, since 1978. Rome scholar British School at Rome, 1961. FellowBrit. Academy (vice president 1992-1994).
Member Society for Promotion of Roman Studies(president 1992-1995), Institute Classical Studies (committee 1983-1987), Institute for Advanced Studies Princeton University, American Philological Association Classical Association, Society.for Promotion Hellenic Studies.
Married Doreen Anne Williams, September 15, 1962.