CLA 010C Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Social Criticism
11 Aug 2016
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Lecture 28: money isn"t everything, a satirical view of t. Politics and society in the 1st century ad. Impact of change in political system on rhetorical schools. Held position of arbiter of elegance for nero. Use tacitus"s description in the introduction of the satyricon. Significant around time of nero (50 ad) because emperors found support from the freedmen since they weren"t supported from senate or army. Food described to be lavish (not a regular occurrence) Modeled on a greek form of symposium, but reversed (parody) Philosophical meeting of minds over dinner; priority is philosophical discussion and food is of the priority is philosophical discussion and food is second. In satyricon, heavy focus on food, not really on discussion. Bigger wine glasses to get drunk faster vs diluting wine to continue discussion. Trimalchio (freedman) still lacks class and culture, despite having a lot of money. Wore gold rings with stars or gold plated.
