03638nam 2200625Ia 450 991078593360332120230801225129.00-292-73973-710.7560/739727(CKB)2670000000273627(EBL)3443621(SSID)ssj0000755345(PQKBManifestationID)11423501(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755345(PQKBWorkID)10729866(PQKB)11548916(MiAaPQ)EBC3443621(OCoLC)814513153(MdBmJHUP)muse18690(Au-PeEL)EBL3443621(CaPaEBR)ebr10608361(OCoLC)932314302(DE-B1597)588277(DE-B1597)9780292739734(EXLCZ)99267000000027362720120419d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConspiracy theory in Latin literature[electronic resource] /by Victoria Emma PagánAustin University of Texas Press20121 online resource (199 p.)Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-292-73972-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.From conspiracy to conspiracy theory -- Conspiracy theory in action -- Juvenal and blame -- Tacitus and punishment -- Suetonius and suspicion -- Epilogue: the golden age of conspiracy theory.Conspiracy theory as a theoretical framework has emerged only in the last twenty years; commentators are finding it a productive way to explain the actions and thoughts of individuals and societies. In this compelling exploration of Latin literature, Pagán uses conspiracy theory to illuminate the ways that elite Romans invoked conspiracy as they navigated the hierarchies, divisions, and inequalities in their society. By seeming to uncover conspiracy everywhere, Romans could find the need to crush slave revolts, punish rivals with death or exile, dismiss women, denigrate foreigners, or view their emperors with deep suspicion. Expanding on her earlier Conspiracy Narratives in Roman History, Pagán here interprets the works of poets, satirists, historians, and orators—Juvenal, Tacitus, Suetonius, Terence, and Cicero, among others—to reveal how each writer gave voice to fictional or real actors who were engaged in intrigue and motivated by a calculating worldview. Delving into multiple genres, Pagán offers a powerful critique of how conspiracy and conspiracy theory can take hold and thrive when rumor, fear, and secrecy become routine methods of interpreting (and often distorting) past and current events. In Roman society, where knowledge about others was often lacking and stereotypes dominated, conspiracy theory explained how the world worked. The persistence of conspiracy theory, from antiquity to the present day, attests to its potency as a mechanism for confronting the frailties of the human condition.Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture.Conspiracy theoriesRomeConspiracy in literatureRomeHistoryConspiracy theoriesConspiracy in literature.870.9/3556Pagan Victoria Emma1965-751078MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785933603321Conspiracy theory in Latin literature3718141UNINA