Barbam uellere mortuo leoni

Authors

  • Maria Cristina de Castro-Maia de Sousa Pimentel University of Lisbon image/svg+xml

Keywords:

Martial, genus ridiculi praeter exspectationem, caricature, parody of historical characters, mythological burlesque

Abstract

In this paper, we focus on caricature and parody in Martial’s Epigrams through reference to gods and mythological heroes, as well as historical Roman characters. The analysis will deal particularly with epigrams II 89, XI 15, 43 e 104.

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Published

2023-04-14

Issue

2003: Sátira, paródia e caricatura: da Antiguidade aos nossos dias

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