Ebook {Epub PDF} Boudicca by Marguerite Johnson

In this new study, Marguerite Johnson returns to the original sources and interrogates them in order to unearth what the ancients thought of this most enigmatic heroine of British freedom. After a concise overview of Boudicca and the British rebellion against Rome, she turns to the writings of Tacitus and Dio and provides an in-depth analysis of their views on Boudicca and her people.5/5(4). Boudicca, Leader of the Iceni, is synonymous with rebellion and feminine strength, yet what we know of her is often far removed from the time in which she lived and the early authors who first wrote about her. In this new study, Marguerite Johnson returns to the original sources and interrogates them in order to unearth what the ancients thought of this most enigmatic heroine of British freedom. Reviewed by Nikolaus Overtoom (Louisiana State University) Published on H-War (May, ) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey The Evolving Perception of Queen Boudicca Marguerite Johnson’s Boudicca investigates the por- and manipulation of Boudicca’s image is similar to that trayal of Queen Boudicca in literature and art from antiq- of Spartacus.[1] uity to the present www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 10 mins.

(Marguerite Johnson is Professor of Classics at The University of Newcastle, www.doorway.ru work is inspired by certain cultural facets of antiquity, particularly the gender dynamics and sexualities of the Greeks and www.doorway.ru is also fascinated by the ways in which the ancients told stories via their folktales, fairytales and myth-making processes. Boudicca by Marguerite Johnson Published: Imprint: Bristol Classical Press Series: Ancients in Action ISBN: ISBN: 1. Boudicca by Marguerite Johnson. Call Number: JOH. ISBN: Publication Date: Boudicca (Boadicea), Queen of the Iceni, is synonymous with rebellion and feminine strength, yet what we know of her is often far removed from the time in which she lived and the early authors who first wrote about her.

In this new study, Marguerite Johnson returns to the original sources and interrogates them in order to unearth what the ancients thought of this most enigmatic heroine of British freedom. After a concise overview of Boudicca and the British rebellion against Rome, she turns to the writings of Tacitus and Read More. In this new study, Marguerite Johnson returns to the original sources and interrogates them in order to unearth what the ancients thought of this most enigmatic heroine of British freedom. After a concise overview of Boudicca and the British rebellion against Rome, she turns to the writings of Tacitus and Dio and provides an in-depth analysis. Reviewed by Nikolaus Overtoom (Louisiana State University) Published on H-War (May, ) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey The Evolving Perception of Queen Boudicca Marguerite Johnson’s Boudicca investigates the por- and manipulation of Boudicca’s image is similar to that trayal of Queen Boudicca in literature and art from antiq- of Spartacus.[1] uity to the present day.