Anger and Politics in Ancient Rome by Jayne Knight - 9781350561267

Anger and Politics in Ancient RomeFrom the Late Republic to the Early Empire\nAuthor(s): Jayne Knight\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350561267, 978-1350561267\nSynopsis\nAnger and politics are clearly intertwined in modern Western societies, but when we look back at ancient Rome we see that anger may have permeated Roman politics to an even greater degree. \n\nThrough careful analysis of a rich body of surviving literary evidence, this book offers insights into ancient attitudes about political anger from diverse perspectives, and provides an assessment of angers role in the performance and construction of elite Roman political identity during the transition from Republic to Principate.\n\n With a focus on the use of anger in public speaking and imperial leadership, Jayne Knight shows how this emotion was conceptualised as a pragmatic but inherently risky political tool. Highlighting the importance o.