Abstract
An online lecture for York St John's public lecture series, 2021.
"Of legality conferred on crime we sing!" This lecture will examine the representation of warfare in Lucan's epic, "The Civil War", written during the turbulent rule of the emperor Nero. This wild, gruesome poem has often been interpreted as a tirade against one-man power and the evils of civil war. Join Hannah- Marie Chiwick of the University of Bristol, as she examines how the horror of the civil war is embodied by the way its combatants fight and fall in Lucan's narrative. You will discover some of the tropes of Silver Latin poetry, and how Lucan's epic shows us a different picture of Rome's military might.
"Of legality conferred on crime we sing!" This lecture will examine the representation of warfare in Lucan's epic, "The Civil War", written during the turbulent rule of the emperor Nero. This wild, gruesome poem has often been interpreted as a tirade against one-man power and the evils of civil war. Join Hannah- Marie Chiwick of the University of Bristol, as she examines how the horror of the civil war is embodied by the way its combatants fight and fall in Lucan's narrative. You will discover some of the tropes of Silver Latin poetry, and how Lucan's epic shows us a different picture of Rome's military might.
| Original language | English |
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| Type | Online lecture |
| Media of output | YouTube recording |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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