{"product_id":"narratives-in-silius-italicus-punica-9789004685826","title":"Narratives in Silius Italicus’ Punica","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study investigates the role of embedded narratives in Silius Italicus’ Punica, an epic from the late first century AD on the Second Punic War (218–202 BC). At first sight, these narratives seem to be loosely ‘embedded’ in the epic, having their own plot and being situated in a different time or place than the main narrative. A closer look reveals, however, that they foreshadow or recall elements that are found elsewhere in the epic. In this way, they serve as ‘mirrors’ of the main narrative. The larger part of this book consists of four detailed case studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  Abbreviations of Editions and Reference Works  Texts and Translations    Introduction   1 Embedded Narratives in the Punica   2 Embedded Narratives and Their Functions   3 Embedded Narratives and Tactics of Delay   4 Embedded Narratives as mise en Abyme: The Example of Proteus   5 Theory and Method   6 Scope of This Study   7 Relevance of This Study    1 An Ambiguous Oracle from the Libyan Desert   1 In the Footsteps of Alexander   2 Synopsis of the Narrative   3 Narratological Structure   4 Intertextuality   5 The Function of the Narrative in the Punica   6 Conclusion    2 Regulus: an Exemplary Hero?   1 Introduction   2 Synopsis of the Narrative   3 Narratology   4 Marus as a Host   5 Exemplarity as Medicine?   6 Learning from the Past?   7 Marus’ First Narrative: The Fight with the Snake   8 Marus’ Second Narrative: The Defeat of Regulus   9 Conclusion    3 A Peaceful Theoxeny amidst Hannibal’s Fury   1 Introduction   2 A New Beginning   3 A Georgic World   4 The Story of Falernus as an Ideal Theoxeny   5 Lucanian Echoes   6 Falernus Overcome by Bacchus   7 Foaming Cups: Intra- and Intertextual Ramifications   8 The Falernus Episode and Hannibal’s Downfall   9 Bacchus as an Unstable Exemplar in the Punica   10 Conclusion    4 Anna and the Paradox of Cannae   1 Introduction   2 Juno’s Intervention in the War   3 Anna and Juturna   4 The Prooemium to the Narrative   5 Dido’s Death   6 Anna’s Stay at Cyrene   7 Sea Storm and Arrival in Latium   8 Anna Meets Aeneas   9 First Narrative of Anna: Dido’s Demise   10 Aeneas’ Narrative   11 Anna’s Second Narrative   12 Dido’s Final Words   13 Anna Tries to Become Dido (but Fails)   14 Reconciliation Prevented   15 Anna Decides to Flee   16 Anna’s Incitation of Hannibal   17 Hannibal’s Response   18 Conclusion    Conclusion   1 Embedded Narratives as Reflections of the Whole   2 Value of Combined Methodology   3 Narrative of Bostar   4 Narrative of Regulus   5 Narrative of Falernus   6 Narrative of Anna Perenna   7 Envoi    Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51047058276695,"sku":"9789004685826","price":109.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/narratives-in-silius-italicus-punica-9789004685826","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}