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The Empire of the Self : Self-Command and Political Speech in Seneca and Petronius, Hardback Book

The Empire of the Self : Self-Command and Political Speech in Seneca and Petronius Hardback

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In "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.

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