Auguste

Summary

Dominique Pagani mentions Augustus occasionally, without devoting a sustained analysis to him. He first refers to him as the one who replaces the Roman Republic, and places this transition among other revolutions in history1. He locates at his court the peak of the Empire, a moment where modernity might be seen to emerge2, and recalls that Virgil frequents it3. Augustus also comes up through literature. In Corneille's Cinna, read in connection with whether sciences of history can be real, Dominique Pagani notes that Augustus alone chooses clemency toward those who plotted against him4. In a session on the dialectics of identity and difference, he finally cites him as a character in a "Conversation among three" with Antony and Lepidus5. From one session to the next, Augustus thus serves mainly as a reference point: he marks a political turning point and a peak of the Empire, and he appears as a figure of sovereign power staged by writers.

1. 1#2 Harnessed to confinitude30 Mar 2020 · 53:17
2. 2#16 Return to the logics of the subject30 Jul 2020 · 29:12
3. 3“What threatens societies are the men and women who benefit from the exploitation of others”12 Mar 2019 · 2:24:33
4. 4#9.12 How can sciences of history be real?14 Jan 2021 · 34:49
5. 5#10.2 Dialectics of identity and difference6 Oct 2021 · 50:26

Summary produced automatically from 5 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.