{"product_id":"conspiracy-theory-in-latin-literature-paperback","title":"Conspiracy Theory in Latin Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Emma Pagán\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConspiracy theory as a theoretical framework has emerged only in the last twenty years; commentators are finding it a productive way to explain the actions and thoughts of individuals and societies. In this compelling exploration of Latin literature, Pagán uses conspiracy theory to illuminate the ways that elite Romans invoked conspiracy as they navigated the hierarchies, divisions, and inequalities in their society. By seeming to uncover conspiracy everywhere, Romans could find the need to crush slave revolts, punish rivals with death or exile, dismiss women, denigrate foreigners, or view their emperors with deep suspicion. Expanding on her earlier \u003ci\u003eConspiracy Narratives in Roman History\u003c\/i\u003e, Pagán here interprets the works of poets, satirists, historians, and orators-Juvenal, Tacitus, Suetonius, Terence, and Cicero, among others-to reveal how each writer gave voice to fictional or real actors who were engaged in intrigue and motivated by a calculating worldview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelving into multiple genres, Pagán offers a powerful critique of how conspiracy and conspiracy theory can take hold and thrive when rumor, fear, and secrecy become routine methods of interpreting (and often distorting) past and current events. In Roman society, where knowledge about others was often lacking and stereotypes dominated, conspiracy theory explained how the world worked. The persistence of conspiracy theory, from antiquity to the present day, attests to its potency as a mechanism for confronting the frailties of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictoria Emma Pagán is Professor of Classics at the University of Florida. Her previous books are \u003ci\u003eA Sallust Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRome and the Literature of Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConspiracy Narratives in Roman History\u003c\/i\u003e. She also edited the \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Tacitus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52611833004339,"sku":"9780292756809","price":42.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cEkvc01DM1FOckdUU25melR1cktYdz09.webp?v=1761836178","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/conspiracy-theory-in-latin-literature-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}