Juvenal's Global Awareness: Circulation, Connectivity, and Empire

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Routledge, Jul 28, 2017 - History - 200 pages

In Juvenal’s Global Awareness Osman Umurhan applies theories of globalization to an investigation of Juvenal’s articulation and understanding of empire, imperialism and identity. Umurhan explains how the increased interconnectivity between different localities, ethnic and political, shapes Juvenal’s view of Rome as in constant flux and motion. Theoretical and sociological notions of deterritorialization, time-space compression and the rhizome inform the satirist’s language of mobility and his construction of space and place within second century Rome and its empire. The circulation of people, goods and ideas generated by processes of globalization facilitates Juvenal’s negotiation of threats and changes to Roman institutions that include a wide array of topics, from representatios of the army and food to discussions of cannibalism and language. Umurhan’s analysis stresses that Juvenalian satire itself is a rhizome in both function and form. This study is designed for audiences interested in Juvenal, empire and globalization under Rome.

 

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Contents

Acknowledgements
Satires 1 3 67 and 9
Satires 4 5 and 11
Satire 15
Satire 16
The rhizome satirist
Index locorum
General index
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About the author (2017)

Osman Umurhan is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of New Mexico, USA.

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TitleJuvenal's Global Awareness: Circulation, Connectivity, and Empire
Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
AuthorOsman Umurhan
PublisherRoutledge, 2017
ISBN1317298500, 9781317298502
Length200 pages
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