Magistracy and the Historiography of the Roman Republic: Politics in Prose

ISBN-13: 9781108820097 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 213 str.

Ayelet Haimson Lushkov

Opis

The first study of the literary representation of Roman republican magistracy. Applying current literary critical methods to historical narratives, its approach provides a richer account of political phenomena in the round. It will appeal to researchers and students of classical literature, political theory, ancient history, and cultural studies.

Spis treści

Introduction: exemplarity, magistracy, and narrative; 1. Magisterial authority and the politics of affection; 2. Authority in crisis: the Caudine Forks; 3. Elections and the generation of exempla; 4. Elections as narratives of magistracy; Epilogue: staging authority.