A 'Blasphemous' Pregnancy (Ennod. carm. 2.97 H. = 217 V.)

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_7917
dc.title	A 'Blasphemous' Pregnancy (Ennod. carm. 2.97 H. = 217 V.)
dc.contributor.author	Prontera Alessia
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/lexis-journal/2022/1/una-gravidanza-blasfema-ennod-carm-297-h-217-v/
dc.description.abstract	The essay explains the intertextual connection of a satiric epigram of Magnus Felix Ennodius, carm. 2.97 H. = 217 V. De anu quadam with the description of the miraculous pregnancy of Sara, Isaac’s mother, in Sedulius’ Carmen Paschale. Furthermore, the article provides an Italian translation of the poem to explain the allusion to the menopause of the old woman at l. 3.
dc.relation.ispartof	Lexis
dc.relation.ispartof	Num. 40 (n.s.) – Giugno 2022 – Fasc. 1
dc.issued	2022-06-30
dc.dateAccepted	2022-02-09
dc.dateSubmitted	2022-01-04
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2724-1564
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/Lexis/2724-1564/2022/01/014
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Ennodius
dc.subject	Epigrams
dc.subject	Galla
dc.subject	Martial
dc.subject	Sedulius

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A 'Blasphemous' Pregnancy (Ennod. carm. 2.97 H. = 217 V.)

Alessia Prontera Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

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The essay explains the intertextual connection of a satiric epigram of Magnus Felix Ennodius, carm. 2.97 H. = 217 V. De anu quadam with the description of the miraculous pregnancy of Sara, Isaac’s mother, in Sedulius’ Carmen Paschale. Furthermore, the article provides an Italian translation of the poem to explain the allusion to the menopause of the old woman at l. 3.

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June 30, 2022

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Feb. 9, 2022

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Jan. 4, 2022

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Keywords: Sedulius • Epigrams • Ennodius • Martial • Galla

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