Motif
war-council contest between eloquence and action
war_council_contest_between_eloquence_and_action
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH / BOOK ELEVENTH / THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA; lines 7410-7461 confidence: high
Turnus addresses Drances, saying his speech is copious and fluent when war calls for action, and contrasts safe rhetoric in the senate with danger outside the walls.
The passage sets Drances' fluent speech against Turnus' demand for martial action outside the walls.
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