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Emotion, Restraint, and Community in Ancient Rome (Classical Culture and Society) - Softcover

Kaster, Robert

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Synopsis

Emotion, Restraint, and Community examines the ways in which emotions, and talk about emotions, interacted with the ethics of the Roman upper classes in the late Republic and early Empire. By considering how various Roman forms of fear, dismay, indignation, and revulsion created an economy of displeasure that shaped society in constructive ways, the book casts new light both on the Romans and on cross-cultural understanding of emotions.

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About the Author

Robert Kaster is a Professor of Classics and Kennedy Foundation Professor of Latin at Princeton University.

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