Fearmongering in Greek and Roman Literature and Beyond
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Fearmongering in Greek and Roman Literature and Beyond

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Fearmongering in Greek and Roman Literature and Beyond

About this book

This volume provides, for the first time, a focused study of scare tactics and fearmongering in a broad range of Greek and Roman authors and genres, showing how alarmist tactics were used in both antiquity and today.

Scare tactic rhetoric is a timely topic; fear in current politics can justify actions and decisions and be used to control what is debated in the public arena, with the truth often shaped and even removed from what was being said. The ancient world was no different. In this volume, an international selection of scholars discusses how and why alarmist tactics were used in a variety of genres in Greco-Roman literature, including oratory, historiography, drama, philosophy, and children's stories, to convey political messages and ideas. They also draw parallels between ancient and contemporary fear.

Fearmongering in Greek and Roman Literature and Beyond is suitable for students and scholars in Classics and Ancient History, Rhetoric and Rhetorical Theory, Ancient Societies and Politics, as well as those operating in adjacent fields of study, along with the general reader interested in the ancient world, psychology, politics, and the exploitation of rhetoric.

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Yes, you can access Fearmongering in Greek and Roman Literature and Beyond by Priscilla Gontijo Leite,Ian Worthington in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Ancient History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040402252
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Contributors
  7. Preface
  8. Notes on Style
  9. Abbreviations
  10. Introduction: Fearmongering in Greek and Roman Literature and Beyond: Preliminary Remarks
  11. Part 1 Introducing Fear
  12. Part 2 Oratory
  13. Part 3 Historiography
  14. Part 4 Drama and Philosophy
  15. Part 5 And Beyond
  16. Index