Lays of Ancient Rome
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Lays of Ancient Rome is a collection of narrative poems by Thomas Babington Macaulay that retell legendary episodes from early Roman history in a stirring, ballad-like style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative poem cycle
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Babington Macaulay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ab Urbe Condita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
teaching English poetry
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teaching Roman history ⓘ |
| famousLine |
And how can man die better
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And the temples of his gods ⓘ For the ashes of his fathers ⓘ Than facing fearful odds ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
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historical poetry ⓘ narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedEdition | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Horatius
NERFINISHED
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The Battle of Lake Regillus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prophecy of Capys NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrefaceBy | Thomas Babington Macaulay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Livy
NERFINISHED
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Roman legend ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readership
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schoolchildren ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn |
Victorian school anthologies
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patriotic verse in English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman history
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Roman legends ⓘ ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | ballad meter ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | ballad-like ⓘ |
| notablePoem | Horatius at the Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | 1830s ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| publicationDate | 1842 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Brown
NERFINISHED
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Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Longman NERFINISHED ⓘ Longmans NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
martial imagery
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stirring tone ⓘ strong rhythm ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early Roman history ⓘ |
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