Ludicra Martialis (A note on Mart. III 89 and XI 40)

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  • Rosario Moreno Soldevila Universidad Pablo de Olavide

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https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.2014.06.1308

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Martial, epigrams, characterization, humour in literature, sexual practices, pedicatio, irrumatio, impotence, Phoebus, Lupercus

Abstract


Martial’s consistent characterization of people in sexual epigrams permits an erotic interpretation of III 89 (related to pedicatio ) and of XI 40 (related to impotence and the hiring of a prostitute).

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2014-12-30

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Moreno Soldevila, R. (2014). Ludicra Martialis (A note on Mart. III 89 and XI 40). Emerita, 82(2), 313–325. https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.2014.06.1308

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