The body politic in Roman political thought / Julia Mebane, Indiana University, Bloomington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mebane, Julia, 1989- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics--Rome--History.

Communication in politics.

Propaganda, Roman--History.

Propaganda, Roman.

Discourse analysis--Political aspects.

Discourse analysis.

Metaphor--Political aspects.

Metaphor.

Republicanism--Rome--History.

Republicanism.

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Oratory, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 253 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"How did Roman writers use the metaphor of the body politic to respond to the downfall of the Republic? In this book, Julia Mebane begins with the Catilinarian Conspiracy in 63 BCE, when Cicero and Catiline proposed two rival models of statesmanship on the senate floor: the civic healer and the head of state. Over the next century, these two paradigms of authority were used to confront the establishment of sole rule in the Roman world. Tracing their Imperial afterlives allows us to see how Romans came to terms with autocracy without ever naming it as such. In identifying metaphor as an important avenue of political thought, the book makes a significant contribution to the history of ideas"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction

The divided body politic

The sick body politic

The Augustan transformation

Julio-Claudian consensus and civil war

Addressing autocracy under Nero

Conclusion

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Feb 2024).

ISBN:

9781009389303

1009389300

9781009389334

1009389335

9781009389280

1009389289