The two references to thirst that we read in Suetonius’ Life of Nero (34, 4 ; 48, 3-4) have generally been overlooked by critics, and their function in the narrative framework of the episodes containing them is far from clear. Here I try to explain them through the ancient medical tradition, which interpreted thirst as a specific psychosomatic reaction to external impulses similar to those faced by Nero in two decisive moments of his biography.
Nero's thirst
Mancini Alessio
2022-01-01
Abstract
The two references to thirst that we read in Suetonius’ Life of Nero (34, 4 ; 48, 3-4) have generally been overlooked by critics, and their function in the narrative framework of the episodes containing them is far from clear. Here I try to explain them through the ancient medical tradition, which interpreted thirst as a specific psychosomatic reaction to external impulses similar to those faced by Nero in two decisive moments of his biography.File in questo prodotto:
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