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portada The Empire of the Self: Self-Command and Political Speech in Seneca and Petronius
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
2012
Language
English
Pages
312
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.0 x 2.8 cm
Weight
0.54 kg.
ISBN
1421406748
ISBN13
9781421406749
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The Empire of the Self: Self-Command and Political Speech in Seneca and Petronius

Christopher Star (Author) · Johns Hopkins University Press · Hardcover

The Empire of the Self: Self-Command and Political Speech in Seneca and Petronius - Star, Christopher

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Synopsis "The Empire of the Self: Self-Command and Political Speech in Seneca and Petronius"

Christopher Star uncovers significant points of contact between Seneca and Petronius, two important Roman writers long thought to be antagonists.In The Empire of the Self, Christopher Star studies the question of how political reality affects the concepts of body, soul, and self. Star argues that during the early Roman Empire the establishment of autocracy and the development of a universal ideal of individual autonomy were mutually enhancing phenomena. The Stoic ideal of individual empire or complete self-command is a major theme of Seneca's philosophical works. The problematic consequences of this ideal are explored in Seneca's dramatic and satirical works, as well as in the novel of his contemporary Petronius. Star examines the rhetorical links between these diverse texts. He also demonstrates a significant point of contact between two writers generally thought to be antagonists--the idea that imperial speech structures reveal the self.

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