Library of Rassegna iberistica

Series | Library of Rassegna iberistica
Edited book | The Admiration of All Mankind
Chapter | El Escipión de La Numancia o el miedo a perder la Fama

El Escipión de La Numancia o el miedo a perder la Fama

Abstract

This work examines how the Cervantine tragedy Numancia portrays the figure of the Roman Consul Scipio, an unscrupulous leader who is more interested in increasing his fame than in achieving a just peace. It seems relevant to highlight the rivalry between Scipio and Theogenes, a rivalry that is neither political nor military, but a fight of egos. Both yearn for the fame and notoriety resulting from unusual feats that will forever be retold. Theogenes substantiates his fame through the mass suicide of his people. Scipio is driven by pride when defeating the brave Numancians through starvation only to fulfil his promise to triumph without spilling Roman blood.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Feb. 8, 2021 | Accepted: June 9, 2021 | Published Dec. 1, 2021 | Language: es

Keywords Fame • Theogenes • Pride • Suicide • Scipio

Copyright © 2021 Jordi Aladro. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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