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She-Wolf: The Story of a Roman Icon by Cristina Mazzoni (Paperback, 2010)

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This is a fascinating book about the iconic She-Wolf of Rome. Written by Cristina Mazzoni, it provides a detailed history of the mythical creature and its significance in Roman mythology. The book is in English, has 282 pages, and is published by Cambridge University Press in paperback format. It is an ideal purchase for anyone interested in history and mythology, and would make an excellent addition to any collection of books. The size of the book is 230mm x 153mm and it weighs 470g. It was published in 2010 and falls under the category of Textbooks, Education & Reference, and Adult Learning & University.

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Since antiquity, the she-wolf has served as the potent symbol of Rome. For more than two thousand years, the legendary animal that rescued Romulus and Remus has been the subject of historical and political accounts, literary treatments in poetry and prose, and visual representations in every medium. In She-Wolf: The Story of a Roman Icon, Cristina Mazzoni examines the evolution of the she-wolf as a symbol in western history, art, and literature, from antiquity to contemporary times. Used, for example, as an icon of Roman imperial power, papal authority, and the distance between the present and the past, the she-wolf has also served as an allegory for greed, good politics, excessive female sexuality, and, most recently, modern, multi-cultural Rome. Mazzoni engagingly analyzes the various role guises of the she-wolf over time in the first comprehensive study in any language on this subject.