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The Cambridge companion to Seneca
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ISBN: 9781107035058 9781107694217 9781139542746 1107694213 Year: 2015 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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The Roman statesman, philosopher and playwright Lucius Annaeus Seneca dramatically influenced the progression of Western thought. His works have had an unparalleled impact on the development of ethical theory, shaping a code of behavior for dealing with tyranny in his own age that endures today. This Companion thoroughly examines the complete Senecan corpus, with special emphasis on the aspects of his writings that have challenged interpretation. The authors place Seneca in the context of the ancient world and trace his impressive legacy in literature, art, religion, and politics from Neronian Rome to the early modern period. Through critical discussion of the recent proliferation of Senecan studies, this volume compellingly illustrates how the perception of Seneca and his particular type of Stoicism has evolved over time. It provides a comprehensive overview that will benefit students and scholars in classics, comparative literature, history, philosophy and political theory, as well as general readers.


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The Cambridge companion to Seneca
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ISBN: 1107035058 1107694213 1316234223 1316236110 1139542745 9781107694217 Year: 2015 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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The Roman statesman, philosopher and playwright Lucius Annaeus Seneca dramatically influenced the progression of Western thought. His works have had an unparalleled impact on the development of ethical theory, shaping a code of behavior for dealing with tyranny in his own age that endures today. This Companion thoroughly examines the complete Senecan corpus, with special emphasis on the aspects of his writings that have challenged interpretation. The authors place Seneca in the context of the ancient world and trace his impressive legacy in literature, art, religion, and politics from Neronian Rome to the early modern period. Through critical discussion of the recent proliferation of Senecan studies, this volume compellingly illustrates how the perception of Seneca and his particular type of Stoicism has evolved over time. It provides a comprehensive overview that will benefit students and scholars in classics, comparative literature, history, philosophy and political theory, as well as general readers.


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The Cambridge companion to the age of Nero
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ISBN: 9781107052208 1107052203 1107669235 9781107669239 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press,

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The age of Nero has appealed to the popular imagination more than any other period of Roman history. This volume provides a lively and accessible guide to the various representations and interpretations of the Emperor Nero as well as to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of his eventful reign. The major achievements of the period in the fields of literature, governance, architecture and art are freshly described and analysed, and special attention is paid to the reception of Nero in the Roman and Christian eras of the first centuries AD and beyond. Written by an international team of leading experts, the chapters provide students and non-specialists with clear and comprehensive accounts of the most important trends in the study of Neronian Rome. They also offer numerous original insights into the period, and open new areas of study for scholars to pursue.


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The Cambridge companion to the age of Nero
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ISBN: 9781107280489 1108206204 1108215653 1107280486 9781107052208 9781107669239 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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The age of Nero has appealed to the popular imagination more than any other period of Roman history. This volume provides a lively and accessible guide to the various representations and interpretations of the Emperor Nero as well as to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of his eventful reign. The major achievements of the period in the fields of literature, governance, architecture and art are freshly described and analysed, and special attention is paid to the reception of Nero in the Roman and Christian eras of the first centuries AD and beyond. Written by an international team of leading experts, the chapters provide students and non-specialists with clear and comprehensive accounts of the most important trends in the study of Neronian Rome. They also offer numerous original insights into the period, and open new areas of study for scholars to pursue.


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Lucain en débat : Rhétorique, poétique et histoire
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La Guerre civile de Lucain, plus souvent appelée la Pharsale, n’a pas cessé de susciter le débat. Écrite par un tout jeune homme, qui est mort dans la tourmente de la terreur néronienne avant d’avoir pu la terminer, cette épopée sans dieux, où s’affrontent des citoyens romains dans un débordement inouï de violence, pose des questions de différents ordres : littéraire, esthétique, philosophique, historique. Après les lectures « déconstructivistes » des années 1970-1980, qui présentaient une vision éclatée de l’œuvre, où le lecteur était seul responsable du sens, le présent ouvrage se propose d’ancrer l’interprétation dans la réalité historique et littéraire de l’époque néronienne, sans se priver de recourir aux méthodes de la critique contemporaine. Trois grandes parties, « Histoire et création littéraire », « Idéologie, ordre et désordre » et « Aspects historiques et symboliques », permettent d’aborder les questions majeures que sont la transformation du genre épique, la relation entre récit épique et récit historique, le traitement du problème politique, la présence du féminin, l’expression littéraire de la violence et de l’horreur, l’omniprésence de la rhétorique (discours et sentences). Sont aussi envisagées les grandes figures de l’épopée, César, Pompée, Caton, mais aussi Domitius, sans oublier les foules anonymes. Enfin un traitement plus particulier est fait à certains épisodes majeurs, comme le passage du Rubicon, certains espaces comme l’Afrique, certains morceaux canoniques, comme les catalogues ou les descriptions. La volonté des auteurs a été de ne pas séparer le questionnement historique et idéologique des problèmes de l’expression et de la forme, afin de rendre compte au plus près de la puissance de cette poésie fulgurante.

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