Juvenal's global awareness : circulation, connectivity, and empire / Osman Umurhan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Umurhan, Osman, 1976- author.

Series:

Routledge monographs in classical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenal--Criticism and interpretation.

Juvenal.

Verse satire, Latin--Criticism and interpretation.

Verse satire, Latin.

Criticism and interpretation.

Rome--In literature.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Landscapes in literature.

Space in literature.

Power (Social sciences) in literature.

Literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vi, 190 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

"In Juvenal's Global Awareness Osman Umurhan applies theories of globalization to an investigation of Juvenal's articulation and understanding of empire, imperialism and identity. Umurhan explains how the increased interconnectivity between different localities, ethnic and political, shapes Juvenal's view of Rome as in constant flux and motion. Theoretical and sociological notions of deterritorialization, time-space compression and the rhizome inform the satirist's language of mobility and his construction of space and place within 2nd century Rome and its empire. The circulation of people, goods and ideas generated by processes of globalization facilitates Juvenal's negotiation of threats and changes to Roman institutions that include a wide array of topics, from representations of the army and food to discussions of cannibalism and language. Umurhan's analysis stresses that Juvenalian satire itself is a rhizome in both function and form. This study is designed for audiences interested in Juvenal, empire and globalization under Rome."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Geography, empire, and globalization 1

Globalization, its theories, and second century Rome: Interconnection, time-space compression, and deterritorialization 4

Interconnection 6

Time-space compression and deterritorialization 8

Empire and territorial space 10

Consciousness and reflexivity 12

Satire 1 and the coordination of location 14

Juvenal's world of circulation and global awareness 18

2 Culture and globalization: Satires 1,3, 6-7, and 9 37

To Rome all circulates 41

Lucilius and the geographic construction of place 44

To Rome, the hub of inter connectivity and global flows 46

Global flow and deterritorialization 52

Results 60

3 Food and globalization: Satires 4, 5, and 11 71

Reading globalization in objects 73

Satire 4: The rhombus and a consciousness of the world, at large 75

Vivaria and piscinae: The local and global 79

Rome's unstable periphery 83

Deterritorialization and reterritorialization: Satires 5 and 11 85

4 Globalization and the periphery: Satire 15 103

Satire 15: A prelude to cannibalism (15.1-32) 106

The challenge of the chew 110

Metaphoric cannibalism 112

Decentering on the periphery 118

Rome's increasing multiplicity 123

5 Globalization and the army's circulation of empire: Satire 16 133

Back where we began? 135

History of violence: The military 137

Juvenal's soldiers and the circulation of violence 141

The emperor and his troops 145

Juvenal's satiric salvo 146

The satirist soldier to the rescue 148

Felix: The insurance for military success 151

Political instability from the Year of the Four Emperors to Trajan 153

Trajan (98-117 CE) 155

Aftermath 159

6 Epilogue: The rhizome satirist 173

Rhizome 175

Rhizomatic satire 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781138125308

113812530X

OCLC:

976324032