Description
| Product ID: | 9781445693309 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Roman Empire in 100 Haikus |
| Authors: | Author: Stuart Laycock, John Travis |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Ancient history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Ancient Rome |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating With a hundred haikus, each accompanied by a wonderful full-page illustration and enlightening commentary, this book is perfect for those looking for a more poetic exploration of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire has been a source of fascination to political thinkers, the obsession of some of the greatest historians, and has influenced art down the ages. Now, in a fresh new take on the era, historian Stuart Laycock sums up the subject in 100 haikus. These original poems are sometimes witty, sometimes sad, sometimes playful, sometime serious, but with only a few syllables to play with they are always concise and to the point. Read them in order for a sense of the vast sweep of Roman history, or dot around and find hidden gems. Power, glory, death, slaughter, murder, ambition, lust, love and triumph. It’s all here. Each haiku comes with a brief historical text to accompany it and an evocative original illustration by John Travis. |
| Imprint Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-11-15 |
