The Fractured Voice: Silence and Power in Imperial Roman Literature

Imperial Rome privileged the elite male citizen as one of sound mind and body, superior in all...
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Author: Amy A. Koenig
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The Fractured Voice: Silence and Power in Imperial Roman Literature by Koenig, Amy A.

The Fractured Voice: Silence and Power in Imperial Roman Literature

$377.30

The Fractured Voice: Silence and Power in Imperial Roman Literature

$377.30
Author: Amy A. Koenig
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Imperial Rome privileged the elite male citizen as one of sound mind and body, superior in all ways to women, noncitizens, and nonhumans. One of the markers of his superiority was the power of his voice, both literal (in terms of oratory and the legal capacity to represent himself and others) and metaphoric, as in the political power of having a "voice" in the public sphere. Muteness in ancient Roman society has thus long been understood as a deficiency, both physically and socially.

In this volume, Amy Koenig deftly confronts the trope of muteness in Imperial Roman literature, arguing that this understanding of silence is incomplete. By unpacking the motif of voicelessness across a wide range of written sources, she shows that the Roman perception of silence was more complicated than a simple binary and that elite male authors used muted or voiceless characters to interrogate the concept of voicelessness in ways that would be taboo in other contexts. Paradoxically, Koenig illustrates that silence could in fact be freeing-that the loss of voice permits an untethering from other social norms and expectations, thus allowing a freedom of expression denied to many of the voiced.

Author: Amy A. Koenig
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 01/09/2024
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780299345303

About the Author
Amy A. Koenig is an assistant professor of classics at Hamilton College.

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