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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457991503321

Autore

Kaster Robert A

Titolo

Emotion, restraint, and community in ancient Rome [[electronic resource] /] / Robert A. Kaster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-533607-0

1-280-48151-X

9786610481514

0-19-803227-7

1-60256-928-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

Classical culture and society

Disciplina

870.9/353

Soggetti

Latin literature - History and criticism

Emotions in literature

Literature and society - Rome

Ethics, Ancient, in literature

Self-control in literature

Upper class in literature

Communities in literature

Upper class - Rome

Electronic books.

Rome In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Between Respect and Shame: Verecundia and the Art of Social Worry""; ""2. Fifty Ways to Feel Your Pudor""; ""3. The Structure of Paenitentia and the Egoism of Regret""; ""4. Invidia Is One Thing, Invidia Quite Another""; ""5. The Dynamics of Fastidium and the Ideology of Disgust""; ""6. Epilogue�Being “Wholly� Roman""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index of Ancient Authors and Works""; ""A""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""H""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""X""; ""Index of Subjects and Persons""; ""A""; ""B""



""C""""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the ways in which emotions, & talk about emotions interacted with the ethics of the Roman upper classes in the late Republic & early Empire periods. The book considers how various Roman forms of fear, dismay, indignation & revulsion created an economy of displeasure that shaped society in constructive ways.