Flattery in Seneca the Younger: Theory & Practice

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Flattery in Seneca the Younger: Theory and Practice
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Contents
Note on the Text and Translations
Introduction
I.1 Framing Subject
I.2 The Semantics of Flattery
I.3 Flattery in Imperial Rome
I.4 Theoretical Approaches
I.5 Book Plan
1: Adulatio in Performance: Seneca’s Consolatio ad Polybium
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Observantur oculi tui: Polybius under Siege
1.3 Praising Polybius
1.4 Praising Claudius
1.5 Flattery as Indicator of Power
1.6 Conclusion
2: Polybius’ hilariora studia
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Literature as a medium between Seneca, Polybius, and Claudius
2.3 Polybius’ severiora scripta
2.4 Polybius’ hilariora studia: The Omission of Phaedrus
2.5 Conclusion
3: Flattering with exempla: Claudius and Historical exempla in Ad Pol. (14–17)
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Historical exempla in Seneca and in the Ad Polybium
3.2.1 Vetera exempla from the Roman Republic
3.2.2 Nova exempla from the Imperial Family
3.3 A New Portrait of the Emperor: Claudius in the Consolatio
3.4 Conclusion
4: Blatantly Obsequious or Wisely Cautious? Exempla from De ira
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Flattering Subject vs Tyrannical Ruler: The domesticum exemplum of Pastor
4.3 Peregrina exempla from De ira
4.4 Conclusion
5: The Opposite of Flattery: Simplicitas and the exemplum of Iulius Canus
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Simplicitas vs simulatio
5.3 Beyond Flattery: Iulius Canus
5.4 Conclusion
6: Seneca’s Flattery of Nero: De clementia
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 A Political Treatise on Kingship or a Panegyrical Oration?
6.2 Nero’s Self-Flattery (Clem. 1.1.2–4)
6.3 Nero’s Clemency
6.4 The Politics of the quinquennium Neronis and De clementia
6.5 Seneca’s Flattery of Nero
6.5.1 Nero’s bonitas
6.5.3 Nero’s innocentia
6.5.4 Nobilis servitus
6.6 Clementia: A Benefit for the Ruler Himself
6.7 An Insight on the Second Book
6.8 Conclusion
7: Seneca’s Theories of Flattery: The Letters to Lucilius
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Amicitia vs adulatio (Letters 45, 77)
7.3 The Alluring Voices of Flatterers (Letters 123, 59)
7.4 Established Flattery (Letter 27)
7.5 Letter 73: A Shameful Flattery of Nero?
8: Seneca, Theorist of Flattery: Naturales quaestiones (4a praef.)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Flatterer in the Guise of the gladiator
8.3 Flatterer in the Guise of the amator
8.4 Plancus/Vitellius vs Passienus Crispus/Demetrius
8.5 Gallio and Lucilius: adulatus vs adulator
8.6 Sapiens and adulator both artifex
8.7 Conclusion
Conclusion
APPENDIX
1. Sen. Ad Pol. 6.1–3
2. Sen. Ad Pol. 13.1–4
3. Sen. Ir. 2.33.3–6
4. Sen. Ir. 3.14.1–6
5. Sen. Ir. 3.15.1–2
6. Sen. Tranq. 17.1–2
7. Sen. Tranq. 14.4–10
8. Sen. Clem. 1.1.2–4
9. Vell. 2.83.1–3
References
Index of Passages
General Index