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Personification and the Feminine in Roman Philosophy
Alex Dressler
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Description for Personification and the Feminine in Roman Philosophy
hardcover. A literary approach to Roman philosophy demonstrating the relevance of gender, feminism and rhetoric to the history of the self. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSBB; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 283 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
While the central ideal of Roman philosophy exemplified by Lucretius, Cicero and Seneca appears to be the masculine values of self-sufficiency and domination, this book argues, through close attention to metaphor and figures, that the Romans also recognized, as constitutive parts of human experience, what for them were feminine concepts such as embodiment, vulnerability and dependency. Expressed especially in the personification of grammatically feminine nouns such as Nature and Philosophy 'herself', the Roman's recognition of this private 'feminine' part of himself presents a contrast with his acknowledged, public self and challenges the common philosophical narrative of the emergence of subjectivity ... Read more
While the central ideal of Roman philosophy exemplified by Lucretius, Cicero and Seneca appears to be the masculine values of self-sufficiency and domination, this book argues, through close attention to metaphor and figures, that the Romans also recognized, as constitutive parts of human experience, what for them were feminine concepts such as embodiment, vulnerability and dependency. Expressed especially in the personification of grammatically feminine nouns such as Nature and Philosophy 'herself', the Roman's recognition of this private 'feminine' part of himself presents a contrast with his acknowledged, public self and challenges the common philosophical narrative of the emergence of subjectivity ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
597g
Number of Pages
322
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107105966
SKU
V9781107105966
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Ref
99-14
About Alex Dressler
Alex Dressler is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published articles in journals such as Helios, Ramus and Classical Antiquity, ranging in subject matter from feminism and the ancient novel to exemplarity and ancient rhetoric, and from deconstruction and the sociology of literature to aesthetic theory and psychoanalysis.
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