Shadi Bartsch is the Ann L. and Lawrence B. Buttenwieser Professor of Classics and a member of the Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World at the University of Chicago. She has served as the editor of Classical Philology and is the author of several books, including, most recently, Ideology in Cold Blood: A Reading of Lucan's Civil War.
"""A powerful book on an excellent topic from a distinguished author. It's likely to appeal to a good range of scholars in classics and beyond."" - Simon Goldhill, author of Love, Sex & Tragedy"""