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For Whom Hesperus Shines: An Astronomical Allusion in Roman Epithalamic Poetry
Journal of Roman Studies Pub Date : 2022-02-18 , DOI: 10.1017/s0075435821000903
Fabio Guidetti 1
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This paper reconstructs the history and meaning of a hitherto unexplained astronomical allusion recurring several times in Roman epithalamic poetry: the association of the evening star with Mount Oeta. By examining the iterations of this motif in surviving Latin literature (especially Catullus 62, Vergil's Eclogue 8 and the pseudo-Vergilian Ciris), I propose to explain the original meaning of this association as a mythological reference to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, offering a reconstruction of the Hellenistic epithalamic context where it was probably invented, and an interpretation of its function in each of the poems under consideration. The results of this analysis shed new light on some of the most well-known texts of Latin literature, allowing us to understand how this allusion was used to explore the relations between the genres of epithalamic poetry, bucolic and epyllion.



中文翻译:

赫斯珀鲁斯为谁闪耀:罗马上丘脑诗歌中的天文典故

本文重构了在罗马丘脑诗歌中多次出现的迄今为止无法解释的天文典故的历史和意义:黄昏之星与奥塔山的关联。通过检查这个主题在幸存的拉丁文学中的迭代(特别是 Catullus 62、Vergil 的Eclogue 8 和伪 Vergilian Ciris),我建议将这种关联的原始含义解释为对珀琉斯和忒提斯婚礼的神话参考,提供对可能发明它的希腊上丘脑背景的重建,并解释其在以下每首诗中的功能考虑。这项分析的结果为拉丁文学中一些最著名的文本提供了新的线索,使我们能够理解如何使用这个典故来探索丘脑诗歌体裁、田园诗和 epyllion 之间的关系。

更新日期:2022-02-18
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