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Vox Populi - Essays in the History of an Idea (Paperback)
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Vox Populi - Essays in the History of an Idea (Paperback)
Series: Seminar in the History of Ideas
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Originally published in 1969. The proverb vox populi, vox Dei first
appeared in a work by Alcuin (ca. 798), who wrote that "the people
[] are to be led, not followed. [] Nor are those to be listened to
who are accustomed to say, 'The voice of the people is the voice of
God.'" Tracing the changing meaning of the saying through European
history, George Boas finds that "the people" are not an easily
identifiable group. For many centuries the butt of jokes and the
substance of comic relief in serious drama, the people became in
time an object of pity and, later, of aesthetic appeal. Popular
opinion, despised in ancient Rome, was something sought, after the
French Revolution. The first essay documents the use of the titular
proverb through the eighteenth century. In the next six essays,
Boas attempts to determine who the people were and how writers and
philosophers have regarded them throughout history. He also
examines the people as the creators of literature, art, and music,
and as the subject of others' artistic representations. In a final
essay, he discusses egalitarianism, which has given a voice to the
common person. Animating Boas's account is his own belief in the
importance of the individual's voice—as opposed to the voice of
the masses, which is by no means necessarily that of God or reason.
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Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Seminar in the History of Ideas |
Release date: |
March 2020 |
First published: |
1969 |
Authors: |
George Boas
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
310 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4214-3503-9 |
Categories: |
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Social sciences >
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LSN: |
1-4214-3503-9 |
Barcode: |
9781421435039 |
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