Abstract
Because of their ambiguous position between irrational frailty and rational choice, the emotions play a strategic role in Thucydides’ narrative system as well as in his historiographical paradigm. This paper aims at demonstrating the importance of emotions in particular circumstances: ekplexis (and kataplexis) as expressions of fear. The analysis of some crucial passages shows indeed the importance of fear within the historian’s view, where it is presented as a sentiment, both negative and positive, useful to the decision-making in the polis of the fifth century.
Lingua originale | Italian |
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pagine (da-a) | 36-54 |
Numero di pagine | 0 |
Rivista | HORMOS |
Volume | 1 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2012 |