Shadi Bartsch: 2 books
The Mirror of the Self
Sexuality, Self-Knowledge, and the Gaze in the Early Roman Empire
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
People in the ancient world thought of vision as both an ethical tool and a tactile sense, akin to touch. Gazing upon someone—or oneself—was treated as a path to philosophical self-knowledge, but the question of tactility introduced an erotic element as well. In The Mirror of the Self, Shadi...
Persius
A Study in Food, Philosophy, and the Figural
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2015
The Roman poet and satirist Persius (34–62 CE) was unique among his peers for lampooning literary and social conventions from a distinctly Stoic point of view. A curious amalgam of mocking wit and philosophy, his Satires are rife with violent metaphors and unpleasant imagery and show little concern...