Emotion, restraint, and community in ancient Rome
Kaster, Robert A.2005
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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.
Main title:
Emotion, restraint, and community in ancient Rome / Robert A. Kaster.
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New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780195140781 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1229496
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