Rome : the first book of foundations / Michel Serres ; translated by Randolph Burks.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Serres, Michel, author.

Contributor:

• Burks, Randolph, translator.

Series:

• The foundations triology

Standardized Title:

• Rome. English

Language:

• English
• French

Subjects (All):

• Livy. Ab urbe condita--Liber 1.
• Rome--History--To 510 B.C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

"Michel Serres first book in his 'foundations trilogy' is all about beginnings. The beginning of Rome but also about the beginning of society, knowledge and culture. Rome is an examination of the very foundations upon which contemporary society has been built. With characteristic breadth and lyricism, Serres leads the reader on a journey from a meditation the roots of scientific knowledge to set theory and aesthetics. He explores the themes of violence, murder, sacrifice and hospitality in order to urge us to avoid the repetitive violence of founding. Rome also provides an alternative and creative reading of Livy's Ab urbe condita which sheds light on the problems of history, repetition and imitation. First published in English in 1991, re-translated and introduced in this new edition, Michel Serres' Rome is a contemporary classic which shows us how we came to live the way we do"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• The Greatness of the Romans: the Fable of the Termites
• THE BLACK AND WHITE: THE COVERING OVER
• I. BLACK BOX: The Trampled Multiplicity
• II. CITY OF ALBA: The White Multiplicity
• THE EMPIRE AND SUFFRAGE: DEATH III. EMPIRE: The Fragmented Multiplicity
• IV. SUFFRAGE: The Assembled Multiplicity
• THE EXCLUDED MIDDLE OR THIRD
• V. AENEAS, SABINES TARQUINS, CORIOLANUS: The Composite Multiplicity
• VI. WAR AND PLAGUE: The Multiplicity in Representation CROWDS
• VII. IN THE CITY: The Agitated Multiplicity
• VIII. IN THE FIELD: The Multiplicity in Peace.

ISBN:

• 9781474259729
• 1474259723
• 9781472590169
• 1472590163
• 9781472590176
• 1472590171

OCLC:

1012127793