Author:
Van Hoof Lieve,Van Nuffelen Peter
Abstract
AbstractThea.d.362/3 crisis in Antioch is usually interpreted as an economic or ideological crisis, and Julian'sMisopogonas a ‘festive satire’ or ‘edict of chastisement’. This article situates the root of the problem in a crisis of communication: Julian's failure to communicate publicly as expected in a situation that was tense because of the food shortage led to a short-circuit between emperor and subjects. Whilst theMisopogonis Julian's extraordinarypost-factumattempt to explain away this failure of ritualized communication on his part, Libanius’ speeches on the topic seek to give a positive twist to the extraordinary nature of Julian's reply, which posed serious problems for emperor, city, and sophist alike.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Literature and Literary Theory,Archeology,Visual Arts and Performing Arts,History,Archeology,Classics
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