none 10.5040/9781474207027.ch-006 Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic 2984 111696885 3453547 20260303135847 10.5040 2026-03-20T10:42:09Z 2019-11-25T04:50:24Z 3 Douglas Cairns Douglas Cairns Juanita Ruys Clare Monagle Andrew Lynch Susan Broomhall Claire Walker Katie Barclay David Lemmings Susan J. Matt Jane W. Davidson Joy Damousi Emotions are everywhere in the ancient world: in everyday transactions, in interpersonal relationships, in religion and politics, in the objects that people use in their daily lives, and in the buildings and spaces they live in. Classical literature is rich in representations of emotion and the actions that emotions motivate, while Classical rhetoric and literary theory concentrate above all on the emotional effects that texts and performances have on readers and audiences. Greek and Roman historians weave complex narratives in which the emotions of author, narrator, historical characters, and audiences are intricately intertwined. The visual arts, music, and dance are theorized in terms of their emotional properties and effects. The West’s earliest philosophical and scientific approaches to emotion in ancient Greece and Rome engage what are still fundamental concerns. This volume surveys this vast field to demonstrate how emotion history is an indispensable aspect of the cultural history of the Greek and Roman worlds. 1 2019 9781474207027 9781472535801 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 10.5040/9781474207027 https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781474207027 https://www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com/encyclopedia?docid=b-9781474207027 https://www.bloomsburyhistory.com/encyclopedia?docid=b-9781474207027 https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781474207027 https://www.bloomsburyhistory.com/encyclopedia?docid=b-9781474207027 https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia?docid=b-9781474207027 Ruth Scodel Ruth R. Caston 2019 109 124 10.5040/9781474207027.ch-006 https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-detail?docid=b-9781474207027&tocid=b-9781474207027-chapter6 https://www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com/encyclopedia-chapter?docid=b-9781474207027&tocid=b-9781474207027-chapter6 https://www.bloomsburyhistory.com/encyclopedia-chapter?docid=b-9781474207027&tocid=b-9781474207027-chapter6 https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-detail?docid=b-9781474207027&tocid=b-9781474207027-chapter6 https://www.bloomsburyhistory.com/encyclopedia-chapter?docid=b-9781474207027&tocid=b-9781474207027-chapter6 https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-detail?docid=b-9781474207027&tocid=b-9781474207027-chapter6