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The Representation of Theatricality in Philos Embassy to Gaius

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LA118362

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The Representation of Theatricality in Philos Embassy to Gaius

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[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Ellen Muehlberger

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

In this paper I argue that Philo's Embassy to Gaius makes use of the literary paradigm of theatricality, a strategy of representation marked by the portrayal of multiple and competing discourses amongst those in unequal relations of power, as well as an emphasis on the arts of acting and discernment. The Embassy marks an appearance of the theatrical paradigm which is earlier than its use by Tacitus, whose portrayal of Nero in the Annals Shadi Bartsch has seen as the harbinger of this theme in Roman historiography. In this paper I argue that Philo's Embassy to Gaius makes use of the literary paradigm of theatricality, a strategy of representation marked by the portrayal of multiple and competing discourses amongst those in unequal relations of power, as well as an emphasis on the arts of acting and discernment. The Embassy marks an appearance of the theatrical paradigm which is earlier than its use by Tacitus, whose portrayal of Nero in the Annals Shadi Bartsch has seen as the harbinger of this theme in Roman historiography.

Date of Publication

2008

Physical description

46-67

Title

Journal for the Study of Judaism

Volume Number

39/1

International Standard Serial Number

1570-0631

Subject Term

EMBASSY TO GAIUS

Subject Term

EMPEROR-SUBJECT RELATIONS

Subject Term

PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA

Subject Term

TACITUS

Subject Term

THEATRICALITY

Ellen Muehlberger

Call Number

10.1163/157006308X246017

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[Article]

275578

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