Journal | Lexis
Journal issue | Num. 38 (n.s.) – Giugno 2020 – Fasc. 1
Research Article | Il Risus di Canio Rufo e il Lusus di Marziale (3.20)
Il Risus di Canio Rufo e il Lusus di Marziale (3.20)
Abstract
The contribution traces a profile of the character of Canius Rufus, Martial’s friend and a poet himself, according to the information contained in several epigrams. Moreover, it proposes a re-interpretation of epigr. 3.20 as an elegant literary lusus, written by Martial on the basis of three literary hypotexts (Hor. epist. 1.3 and 8 and Catull. 55). This character of the composition makes it possible to assign a different meaning to Canius Rufuse’s laughter at its end.
Submitted: Feb. 4, 2020 | Accepted: May 10, 2020 | Published June 30, 2020 | Language: it
Keywords Martial • Intertextuality • Canius Rufus • Catullus
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