Somfai Péter: The loss of innocence : Catullan intertexts in Vergil's eclogue 8 and the Camilla episode of the Aeneid. In: Sapiens ubique civis, (1). pp. 121-139. (2021)
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Abstract
In ancient Rome, some elements of the wedding ritual (e.g. the raptio or the defloration) could be associated with aggression and death. In Catullus 62 and 66 – two poems dealing with the topic of marriage –, these connotations get a special emphasis, in part due to the motif of cutting symbolizing violence and changing. In this paper, I examine the way the above mentioned poems constitute the background for the allusion to Medea in Vergil’s Eclogue 8 and the depiction of Camilla in Book 11 of the Aeneid. It will be of fundamental importance to observe the way aggressiveness – being a traditional characteristic of men – gets transferred to women, by means of intertextual connections.
Item Type: | Article |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Sapiens ubique civis |
Date: | 2021 |
Volume: | 1 |
ISSN: | 2732-317X |
Page Range: | pp. 121-139 |
Language: | English, Latin |
Publisher: | University of Szeged |
Place of Publication: | Szeged |
Event Title: | Sapiens ubique civis (7.) (2019) (Szeged) |
Related URLs: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/74681/ |
DOI: | 10.14232/suc.2020.1.121-139 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Klasszika-filológia, Latin irodalom - költészet |
Additional Information: | Bibliogr.: p. 138-139. és a lábjegyzetekben ; összefoglalás angol nyelven |
Subjects: | 06. Humanities 06. Humanities > 06.02. Languages and Literature |
Date Deposited: | 2022. Apr. 01. 12:47 |
Last Modified: | 2022. Apr. 01. 12:47 |
URI: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/74858 |
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