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The empire of the self self-command and political speech in Seneca and Petronius

Title
The empire of the self [electronic resource] : self-command and political speech in Seneca and Petronius / Christopher Star.
Author
Star, Christopher
Publication
Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.

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Description
1 online resource (viii, 302 pages)
Uniform Title
Empire of the self (Online)
Alternative Title
Empire of the self (Online)
Subject
  • Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Criticism and interpretation
  • Petronius Arbiter. Satyricon
  • Politics in literature
  • Latin literature > History and criticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Soul-shaping speech -- Senecan philosophy and the psychology of command -- Self-address in Senecan tragedy -- Self-address in the Satyricon -- Soul-revealing speech -- Political speech in De clementia -- Soul, speech, and politics in the Apocolocyntosis and the Satyricon -- Writing, body and money.
LCCN
2012006338
OCLC
ssj0000755587
Author
Star, Christopher.
Title
The empire of the self [electronic resource] : self-command and political speech in Seneca and Petronius / Christopher Star.
Imprint
Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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