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Gendered and Gendering Insults and Compliments in the Latin Novels
Eugesta, 2013 The chief and subsidiary narrators (generally male) in Petronius and Apuleius’ fictions voice judgments on men’s and women’s actions, words and other sounds, and gestures.
Donald Lateiner
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Dictynna, 2010 In this paper we attempt to offer a survey of the references to writing and inscribing texts in the 'Satyrica' of Petronius. We concentrate on inscriptions in order to relate them to the phenomenon known as the 'epigraphic habit' and the rapid rise of a ...
Jocelyne Nelis-Clément, Damien Nelis
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Kentron, 2019 Seneca criticizes gastronomic luxury by providing us with many details of the refinement of Roman cuisine. If he criticizes the choice of the pursuit of the pleasures of the table, he attacks mostly a culinary diet and an ...
Jérôme Laurent
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A perspective on the vocabulary common to Classical and Vulgar Latin [PDF]
Diacronia, 2018 This paper stems from two different perspectives—that of the Latinists, and that of the Romanists—upon the concept of ‘Vulgar Latin’, perspectives that have given rise to a friendly debate between Pierre Flobert and Eugeniu Coșeriu. We try to highlight a
George Bogdan Țâra
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PETRONIUS: PROTEST OR SENSATIONALISM? [PDF]
, 2002 This thesis examines the questions surrounding the Roman novelist Petronius and his work. Scholarship has over his aims: ranging from an attack on the moral standards of the day to being purely for entertainment. The introduction explores some of these, along with the basic details of Petronius' life, and sets out the basis for the thesis.
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Bisclavret, versipelles, denasare. Metamorfosi da Plauto e Apuleio a Maria di Francia
Lexicon PhilosophicumMarie de France's lai of Bisclavret is a medieval narrative of metamorphosis that invites commentary due to its complexity and numerous intertextual references.
Roberto Talamo
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Myrtia, 1990 A series of letters written by D. Juan de Fonseca y Figueroa (1578-1627), to be found in the manuscript 'Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional' 12639, provide information about the existence of a Commentary to Petronius.
Francisca Moya del Baño +1 more
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«Humourism» in European Literature
Enthymema, 2010 What is Tradition? We usually (and wrongly) think it coincides with History. It would be better to think of Traditions, that is various experiences that co-exist in history and can be picked up to build on one’s system of values to be passed on to future
Daniela Marcheschi
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The Satiricon and the Christian Oral Tradition
Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 2001 A number of passages in the Satyricon reveal knowledge of Christianity, which Petronius can have acquired during his official duties in the eastern provinces.
J. Allen Cabaniss
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Edible Insects: A Historical and Cultural Perspective on Entomophagy with a Focus on Western Societies. [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Olivadese M, Dindo ML.
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