TORTURING THE EARTH: MASCULINITY AND VIOLENCE IN COLUMELLA'S <i>DE RE RUSTICA</i> 10.68–74
Writing in the first century ce , Columella delineates farming practice based on personal experience and observation. Roman attitudes towards slavery, truth, and torture are highlighted in a particularly graphic description of preparing the soil for sowing.
Authors
- Mark Grant
Institutions
- Westford Academy (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Greece and Rome
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0017383524000019
- Primary Topic
- Renaissance Literature and Culture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00