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OverviewIn ""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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher Star (Middlebury College)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9781421406749ISBN 10: 1421406748 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 26 January 2013 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I: Soul-Shaping Speech 1. Senecan Philosophy and the Psychology of Command 2. Self-Address in Senecan Tragedy 3. Self-Address in the Satyricon Part II: Soul-Revealing Speech 4. Political Speech in Declementia 5. Soul, Speech, and Politics in the Apocolocyntosisand the Satyricon 6. Writing, Body, and Money Epilogue Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThis [review] can hardly do justice to the scope and richness of Star's argument in each chapter, to the thoroughness with which he discusses his chosen texts, and to the creativity with which he exploits his simultaneous treatments of Seneca and Petronius. This book makes a major contribution to the modern bibliography of selfhood and self-formation in the early empire, and it will doubtless generate further debate in so vibrant an area of study. -- Gareth Williams Classical Journal 2013 With this book, Star contributes to a growing body of scholarship on the construction of the self in classical antiquity. Choice 2013 This review can hardly do justice to the scope and richness of Star's argument in each chapter, to the thoroughness with which he discusses his chosen texts, and to the creativity with which he exploits his simultaneous treatments of Seneca and Petronius. This book makes a major contribution to the modern bibliography of selfhood and self-formation in the early empire, and it will doubtless generate further debate in so vibrant an area of study. -- Gareth Williams Classical Journal 2013 With this book, Star contributes to a growing body of scholarship on the construction of the self in classical antiquity. Choice 2013 Author InformationChristopher Star is an assistant professor of classics at Middlebury College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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