Pliny, Epistles 8.14
Senate, Slavery and the Agricola
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9290253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Whitton (Emmanuel College - Massachusetts, corresponding author), C L WHITTON |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Pages | 118-139 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Roman Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0075-4358 • E-ISSN: 1753-528X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0075435810000043 |
| OpenAlex | W2122520387 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 50 |
| References cited | 67 |
Epistles 8.14, one of Pliny's longest letters, has been widely dismissed as a clumsy combination of two ill-fitting stretches of prose. This article demonstrates a significant chain of allusions in the letter's opening to Tacitus’ Agricola , as well as to Cicero, Ovid and Seneca; it shows how Pliny prompts such a reading in the surrounding Epistles 8.13 and 8.15; and, through consideration of the diptych form and the theme of slavery, it demonstrates the letter's pivotal role as centrepiece to Book 8
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| Unique citing works | 50 |
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| Citations per year | 3,33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 50 |