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Susan C. Jarratt

Chain of Gold - Greek Rhetoric in the Roman Empire

Southern Illinois University Press, 2019

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Year of publication
2019
ISBN
9780809337538
Author
Susan C. Jarratt
Publishers
Southern Illinois University Press
Binding description
paperback
Languages
French
Binding
Softcover

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Southern Illinois University Press 2019. in-8. 220 pages. Southern Illinois University Press 2019. in-8. 220 pages. Nb de volume : 1. Barred from political engagement and legal advocacy, the second sophists composed and performed epideictic works for audiences across the Mediterranean world during the early centuries of the Common Era. In a wide-ranging study, author Susan C. Jarratt argues that these artfully wrought discourses, formerly considered vacuous entertainments, constitute intricate negotiations with the absolute power of the Roman Empire. Positioning culturally Greek but geographically diverse sophists as colonial subjects, Jarratt offers readings that highlight ancient debates over free speech and figured discourse, revealing the subtly coded commentary on Roman authority and governance embedded in these works. english