{"product_id":"flattery-in-seneca-the-younger-theory-practice-hardcover","title":"Flattery in Seneca the Younger: Theory \u0026 Practice - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartina Russo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlattery in Seneca the Younger\u003c\/em\u003e explores the discourse of flattery in Seneca's philosophical texts, and analyses the extent to which Seneca developed a theory of adulation. Martina Russo maps a phenomenology of flattery, tracing its external manifestations in Senecan philosophy. The personal practice of flattery displayed in the \u003cem\u003eAd Polybium\u003c\/em\u003e and in \u003cem\u003eDe clementia\u003c\/em\u003e along with the 'distant' \u003cem\u003eexempla\u003c\/em\u003e of flattery represented by Seneca, and with the theorization of adulation, indicates the range and the complexity of strategic flattery during the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Furthermore, it is argued that Seneca emerges not only as a practitioner of flattery but also as a theorist of it. While many writers tarnished their reputation by giving in to flattery, Seneca was among the few who not only accepted flattery but also advocated it as an essential tool in his own times. Nevertheless, in Seneca's philosophical prose, a constant tension emerges: whereas flattery is 'politically' acceptable as an instrument to cope with the absolute power embraced by the \u003cem\u003eprinceps\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003esapiens\u003c\/em\u003e (wise) and the \u003cem\u003eproficiens\u003c\/em\u003e (would-be wise) should be careful because flattery can seriously compromise their path to wisdom. By analysing the theory and practice of flattery, Russo discusses how passages permeated with the most blatant flattery can be read on a new level, by viewing Seneca's philosophical prose as an extended exercise in symbolic projection and figured speech. It becomes possible to disclose traces of political criticism behind the façade of the most flagrant flattery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartina Russo, \u003cem\u003eSapienza Universit? di Roma\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartina Russo is a postdoctoral researcher at Sapienza Universit? di Roma, where she also completed her BA and MA degrees in Classics. During her MA, she was visiting scholar at St Anne's College, Oxford. She was a visiting scholar at the ICS in London (2016) and received a PhD in Classics and Ancient History from the University of Warwick (2020), having also been visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins University. She was an Early Career Fellow at the IAS (2020-21) and Research Fellow and Teaching Fellow in Latin literature and language at Sapienza Universit? di Roma (2021-22).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47519645237469,"sku":"9780192858115","price":184.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/4QpAFUkiNu9780192858115.webp?v=1772231752","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/flattery-in-seneca-the-younger-theory-practice-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}