{"product_id":"the-art-of-veiled-speech-han-baltussen-9780812247350","title":"The Art of Veiled Speech: Self-Censorship from Aristophanes to Hobbes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout Western history, there have been those who felt compelled to share a dissenting opinion on public matters, while still hoping to avoid the social, political, and even criminal consequences for exercising free speech. In this collection of fourteen original essays, editors Han Baltussen and Peter J. Davis trace the roots of censorship far beyond its supposed origins in early modern history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with the ancient Greek concept of \u003ci\u003eparrh黌ia\u003c\/i\u003e, and its Roman equivalent \u003ci\u003elibertas\u003c\/i\u003e, the contributors to \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Veiled Speech\u003c\/i\u003e examine lesser-known texts from historical periods, some famous for setting the benchmark for free speech, such as fifth-century Athens and republican Rome, and others for censorship, such as early imperial and late antique Rome. Medieval attempts to suppress heresy, the Spanish Inquisition, and the writings of Thomas Hobbes during the Reformation are among the examples chosen to illustrate an explicit link of cultural censorship across time, casting new light on a range of issues: Which circumstances and limits on free speech were in play? What did it mean for someone to \"speak up\" or \"speak truth to authority\"? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on poetry, history, drama, and moral and political philosophy the volume demonstrates the many ways that writers over the last 2500 years have used wordplay, innuendo, and other forms of veiled speech to conceal their subversive views, anticipating censorship and making efforts to get around it. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Veiled Speech\u003c\/i\u003e offers new insights into the ingenious methods of self-censorship to express controversial views, revealing that the human voice cannot be easily silenced. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003e Pauline Allen, Han Baltussen, Megan Cassidy-Welch, Peter J. Davis, Andrew Hartwig, Gesine Manuwald, Bronwen Neil, Lara O'Sullivan, Jon Parkin, John Penwill, Fran輟is Soyer, Marcus Wilson, Ioannis Ziogas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Han Baltussen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812247353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812247350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016","brand":"Han Baltussen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44634255753471,"sku":"9780812247350","price":84.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3824ac3-0cdd-404b-998e-42581a80687f.jpg?v=1703588358","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-veiled-speech-han-baltussen-9780812247350","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}