War, Weather and Landscape in Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita

Chapter
Publication Date:
2021
abstract:
The chapter analyses the narrative roles of the weather as an aspect of landscapes of war in Livy's Ab Urbe Condita. It focuses on athmospheric phenomena like fog and rain and shows that they can effect narrative suspense, take part in focalisation, be charged with symbolic meanings, or be used to charatcterise historical actors.
Iris type:
2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
Keywords:
Livy, landscape, war, narrative, Roman historiography
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Handle:
https://unora.unior.it/handle/11574/220000
Book title:
Landscapes of War in Greek and Roman Literature