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Inimicitiae in Tacitus
Inimicitiae in Tacitus
상세정보
- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202105828
- ISBN
- 9798265453044
- DDC
- 880
- 서명/저자
- Inimicitiae in Tacitus
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
- 형태사항
- 253 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-06, Section: A.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Walters, Brian.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024.
- 초록/해제
- 요약This dissertation analyzes the depiction of personal feuding, or inimicitiae, within Tacitus' historical works. Said analysis is grounded in passages from Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus which imply that the ability to regulate feuding among citizens is a key means of evaluating a system of government and that the Roman republic collapsed because it failed to do so. Accordingly, Tacitus' portrayal of enmity serves as a means of illuminating his depiction of the principate. I begin by reconstructing early 2nd-century C.E. beliefs concerning republican feuding through analyzing the work of Tacitus, his contemporaries, and earlier literature that likely influenced the historian's thought. I also demonstrate that Tacitus' emperors strive to present themselves as controlling the harmful effects of inimicitiae, even if they do not always live up to this ideal. The second chapter focuses on feuding over the imperial succession, arguing that the question of choosing the next ruler produced endless fights over power resembling those that destroyed the republic. My third chapter examines feuds that do not involve the imperial family directly and demonstrates that while the change in governments did alter the ways in which elite Romans conducted inimicitiae, said changes did not make feuding less dangerous and opened new opportunities for enemies to use the legal system against one another. Finally, I conclude by discussing reconciliation in Tacitus, contending that the historian shows that the emperors genuinely could act as "reconcilers-in-chief" who settled the feuds of their subjects, but that in practice, they more often abuse this role to protect their corrupt underlings. These points build to the main conclusion, namely that in Tacitus' presentation, the changes to the nature of inimicitiae brought about by the emperors hardly solved the problem of feuding. This aligns with recent scholarly trends arguing that Tacitus does not present a solution to any issue, but rather prompts his audience to consider the strengths and weaknesses of different alternatives.
- 일반주제명
- Classical literature
- 일반주제명
- Language
- 일반주제명
- History
- 일반주제명
- Literature
- 키워드
- Latin literature
- 키워드
- Historiography
- 키워드
- Tacitus
- 키워드
- Enmity
- 기타저자
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Classics
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-06A.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
MARC
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■85640▼uhttp://www.riss.kr/pdu/ddodLink.do?id=T17361297▼nKERIS▼z이 자료의 원문은 한국교육학술정보원에서 제공합니다.
