Divine Comedy? Accession Propaganda in Pliny, Epistles 10.1–2 and the Panegyric
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9340641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanely E Hoffer (Yahoo (United Kingdom), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Pages | 73-87 |
| Publication date | 2006-11-01 |
| 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 | 10.3815/000000006784016198 |
| OpenAlex | W2044814599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article investigates the use, in Pliny's official writings of imperial praise, of the theme of ‘divine comedy’ – the idea that everything is for the best in the imperial world under the ideal emperor. An examination of this prominent theme can help us understand how Pliny handled the inevitable tensions in an imperial ideology which was grounded in the opposing figures of the ‘good’ emperor who deserved deification, and the ‘bad’ emperor who deserved tyrannicide
Ancient history · Art · Comedy · Emperor · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics · Ideology · Literature · Panegyric · Poetry · Political science · Politics · Praise · Theme (computing · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · Historical and Literary Studies · History · Law · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |