The paper examines the representation of animals as embodiment of nature in the culture of the late Roman republic. By discussing a selection of passages from Sallust, Cicero and Lucretius in conjunction with other Greek and Latin sources, the paper shows that the typically Western myth of 'animal nature' - the cultural belief that animal mirror a perennial state of nature, as opposed to human society - played a very important role in the ethical debate of the first century BC and took in this period a form which was bound to influence the centuries to come.
Tutrone, F. (2016). Vox Naturae: The Myth of Animal Nature in the Latin Roman Republic. In P.A. Johnston, Mastrocinque A, & Papaioannou S (a cura di), Animals in Greek and Roman Religion and Myth (pp. 51-84). Newcastle Upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 | |
Titolo: | Vox Naturae: The Myth of Animal Nature in the Latin Roman Republic | |
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Citazione: | Tutrone, F. (2016). Vox Naturae: The Myth of Animal Nature in the Latin Roman Republic. In P.A. Johnston, Mastrocinque A, & Papaioannou S (a cura di), Animals in Greek and Roman Religion and Myth (pp. 51-84). Newcastle Upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing. | |
Abstract: | The paper examines the representation of animals as embodiment of nature in the culture of the late Roman republic. By discussing a selection of passages from Sallust, Cicero and Lucretius in conjunction with other Greek and Latin sources, the paper shows that the typically Western myth of 'animal nature' - the cultural belief that animal mirror a perennial state of nature, as opposed to human society - played a very important role in the ethical debate of the first century BC and took in this period a form which was bound to influence the centuries to come. | |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore L-FIL-LET/04 - Lingua E Letteratura Latina | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 2.01 Capitolo o Saggio |
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