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Personification and the Feminine in Roman Philosophy (Hardcover)
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Personification and the Feminine in Roman Philosophy (Hardcover)
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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 and
individuality with modernity. To meet this challenge, Alex Dressler
offers both theoretical exposition and case studies, developing
robust typologies of personification and personhood that will be
useable for a variety of subjects beyond classics, including
rhetoric, comparative literature, gender studies, political theory
and the history of ideas.
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