Freedom of Speech in Virgil and Ovid
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23744149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter J Davis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 183-198 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Wordplay and Powerplay in Latin Poetry (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/9783110475876-010 |
| OpenAlex | W2476591328 |
| ISBN | 9783110475876 |
| Language | EN |
This paper reflects on the changing nature of free speech in the Augu- stan period through an examination of episodes in its two most important epics. It focuses primarily on the council of the Latins in Aeneid 11 and a sequence of stories in Metamorphoses 2 and 3 in which outspokenness is punished. It is par- ticularly striking that while Virgil’s Drances can demand freedom of speech in a public context, freedom of speech in Metamorphoses exists only in private. This reflects, I suggest, the altered political circumstances between the 20 s BCE and the first decade CE.
Art · Literature · Speech recognition · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science
| Highly cited | No |
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