Boiterie et boiteux dans le monde romain à l’époque classique
In the Roman world, at the end of the Republic and the beginning of Empire, the fact of limping or wobbling while walking is described as a physical defect, like stuttering, which is referred to with the same words. Latin terms for lameness are used also for a defect of reasoning or speech. By and l...
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| description | In the Roman world, at the end of the Republic and the beginning of Empire, the fact of limping or wobbling while walking is described as a physical defect, like stuttering, which is referred to with the same words. Latin terms for lameness are used also for a defect of reasoning or speech. By and large, lameness of the legs or of the tongue reveals a lack of self-control. Even if lameness is due to a war wound, it is most of the time concealed by those who suffer from it, because it is considered contrary to the beauty of honourable citizens and therefore subject to mockery. However, lameness can also be treated as a sign of courage and thus be valorized. In both cases, speech allows it, in a way, to be part of the city. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5a0e2950a974e72932f526807641cb52023-02-09T16:30:16ZfraPresses universitaires du MidiPallas0031-03872272-76392018-08-0110625727410.4000/pallas.5875Boiterie et boiteux dans le monde romain à l’époque classiqueCatherine BaroinIn the Roman world, at the end of the Republic and the beginning of Empire, the fact of limping or wobbling while walking is described as a physical defect, like stuttering, which is referred to with the same words. Latin terms for lameness are used also for a defect of reasoning or speech. By and large, lameness of the legs or of the tongue reveals a lack of self-control. Even if lameness is due to a war wound, it is most of the time concealed by those who suffer from it, because it is considered contrary to the beauty of honourable citizens and therefore subject to mockery. However, lameness can also be treated as a sign of courage and thus be valorized. In both cases, speech allows it, in a way, to be part of the city.http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/5875lamelamenesslimpinfirmitasdisabilityuacillare |
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