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Metamorphosis and Disruption. Comments on Seneca’s 114th Epistula Moralis

Takács, László (2005) Metamorphosis and Disruption. Comments on Seneca’s 114th Epistula Moralis. Acta Antiqua, 45 (4). pp. 399-411. ISSN 0044-5975

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Abstract

Seneca, in the 114th piece of his Moral letters (written most probably in the fall of 64 A.D.), evokes a part of Virgil's Georgics, which he already quoted and construed more than 10 years earlier in De clementia, addressed to Nero. At the same time, he lashes out on Maecenas. Since Seneca mentions such characteristics of Maecenas that, according to historical sources, resemble some of Nero's actions, and since he evokes a fragment already analyzed for Nero, it seems very likely that the letter should be viewed as the philosopher-statesman's critique of Nero.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia
Depositing User: xKatalin xBarta
Date Deposited: 23 Jan 2017 10:03
Last Modified: 23 Jan 2017 10:03
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/45859

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