Approche littéraire et médicale de la souffrance physique dans La Pharsale de Lucain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4082706 |
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| Authors | Valérie Bonet, Stéphanie Pétrone |
| Year | 2012 |
| Issue | 88 |
| Pages | 115-131 |
| Publication date | 2012-05-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pallas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-0387 • E-ISSN: 2272-7639 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/pallas.2497 |
| OpenAlex | W19103659 |
| Language | FR |
| References cited | 10 |
It seems that physical suffering does not appear in Lucan’s poem, when Pharsalia abounds in macabre scenes and bloody battles. Pain is hardly suggested by a few notations about dolor, and even animals seem to moan more than humans. Therefore, we may search the reasons which could explain such a paradoxical blank. Does Lucan want to parody epic conventions, especially heroes who have become grotesque ? Does he want to make us see, as a real spectacle, slashing of bodies and flesh ? He may also have been influenced by Stoicism, which recommended not only to overcome suffering, but to keep in mind the idea of moral illness and evil, which brings civil war and fall of the universe
Humanities · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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