{"product_id":"dissidence-and-literature-under-nero-1","title":"Dissidence and Literature Under Nero","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work inquires into the impact of dissident sensibilities on the writings of the major Neronian authors. It offers a detailed and innovative analysis of essays, poetry and fiction written by Seneca, Lucan and Petronius, and illuminates their psychological and moral anguish.\u003cbr\u003eThe study is intended as a companion volume to Vasily Rudich's earlier work \u003cem\u003ePolitical Dissidence under Nero: The Price of Dissimulation\u003c\/em\u003e, where he discussed the ways in which 'dissident sensibilities' of the Neronians affected their actual behaviour. \u003cem\u003eDissidence and Literature under Nero\u003c\/em\u003e extends this analysis to show how the same sensibilities became manifest in the texts written by the Neronian authors. It explores the pressures on authors under a repressive regime, who strive to maintain their artistic integrity.\u003cbr\u003eThus the argument of this book can be seen as a comparison between the predicament of a Neronian dissident and the situation of the postmodern intellectual. It will interest professional classicists and the wider audience concerned with the ongoing debate on the benefits and perils of rhetorical discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241354023256,"sku":"9780415095013","price":107.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415095013_080b4a84-69dc-41d8-b07c-a2b30007136f.jpg?v=1769605227","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dissidence-and-literature-under-nero-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}