Tacitus' History of Politically Effective Speech: Truth to Power

by Ellen O'Gorman

Book Overview

This study examines how Tacitus' representation of speech determines the roles of speakers within the political sphere, and explores the possibility of politically effective speech in the principate. It argues against the traditional scholarly view that Tacitus refuses to offer a positive view of senatorial power in the principate: while senators did experience limitations and changes to what they could achieve in public life, they could aim to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350195014
• ISBN13: 9781350195011
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"