In Lucan’s Bellum civile there are several references to the ‘end of the world’ or to ‘another world’, set beyond the limits of the ecumene. The depiction of the landscape of these remote and exotic places shows some recurring features, intended to emphasize their alterity and marginality in relation to the known world. This paper analyzes some of these landscape elements, such as the appearance of the sky, rivers and the Ocean, and climatic zones, highlighting the recurrence of common motifs, and illustrates the rhetorical origin of many of these topoi, which are linked in particular with the tradition about Alexander the Great.

Paesaggi della fine del mondo in Lucano

Berti, Emanuele
2023

Abstract

In Lucan’s Bellum civile there are several references to the ‘end of the world’ or to ‘another world’, set beyond the limits of the ecumene. The depiction of the landscape of these remote and exotic places shows some recurring features, intended to emphasize their alterity and marginality in relation to the known world. This paper analyzes some of these landscape elements, such as the appearance of the sky, rivers and the Ocean, and climatic zones, highlighting the recurrence of common motifs, and illustrates the rhetorical origin of many of these topoi, which are linked in particular with the tradition about Alexander the Great.
2023
Settore L-FIL-LET/04 - Lingua e Letteratura Latina
Respicere, prospicere : per una morfologia del paesaggio nella Pharsalia di Lucano
Palermo
13-14 dicembre 2022
Respicere, prospicere : per una morfologia del paesaggio nella Pharsalia di Lucano : atti del convegno internazionale, Palermo, 13-14 dicembre 2022
PAN
Lucan; landscape; end of the world; appearance of the sky; Nile; Ocean; climatic zones; rhetoric; Alexander the Great
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
Estratto Pan.pdf

Accesso chiuso

Tipologia: Published version
Licenza: Non pubblico
Dimensione 378.6 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
378.6 kB Adobe PDF   Richiedi una copia
Paesaggi Lucano.pdf

accesso aperto

Tipologia: Submitted version (pre-print)
Licenza: Solo Lettura
Dimensione 506.28 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
506.28 kB Adobe PDF

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11384/136282
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
  • OpenAlex ND
social impact