Ambiguities of War: A Narratological Commentary on Silius Italicus’ Battle of Ticinus (Sil. 4.1-479) /

Ambiguities of War: A Narratological Commentary on Silius Italicus’ Battle of Ticinus (Sil. 4.1-479) / / Elisabeth Schedel.

The book lays bare the narrative form of Silius’ text. It focuses on the phenomenon of ambiguity due to the epic’s constant oscillation between fact and fiction, highlighting Roman triumph in defeat and defeat through triumph.

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Superior document:Mnemosyne, Supplements ; 463
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Schedel, Elisabeth,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Mnemosyne, Supplements ; 463.
Physical Description:1 online resource (426 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • ‎Contents
  • ‎Abbreviations
  • ‎Introduction
  • ‎Chapter 1. Premises, Objectives, Goals
  • ‎Chapter 2. Approaches and Methods
  • ‎Chapter 3. Ambiguity
  • ‎Chapter 4. The Structure of Book 4
  • ‎Chapter 5. Conceptual Structure: How to Use this Commentary
  • ‎Commentary
  • ‎Chapter 1. Scene 1: 1-55 Ausonia before the Outbreak of the Battles
  • ‎Chapter 2. Summary of 56-479: The Battle of Ticinus
  • ‎Chapter 3. Scene 2: 56-142 The First Encounter of the Armies
  • ‎Chapter 4. Scene 3: 143-188 The Attack of the Boians
  • ‎Chapter 5. Scene 4: 189-247 The Roman Counterattack
  • ‎Chapter 6. Scene 5: 248-310 Single Combat between the Consul and Crixus
  • ‎Chapter 7. Scene 6: 311-354 The Attack of the Carthaginians
  • ‎Chapter 8. Scene 7: 355-400 The Combat between Two Sets of Triplets
  • ‎Chapter 9. Scene 8: 401-479 The Consul Scipio in Trouble and His Rescue
  • ‎Glossary
  • ‎Bibliography
  • ‎General Index
  • ‎Index Locorum.

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