Freedom and Slavery in Vergil's Eclogue 1
Scholars generally assume that Vergil portrays Tityrus as a literal slave in Eclogue 1, but I argue that it is preferable to interpret Tityrus as a metaphorical slave. libertas (27) may refer to the liberty that is won when Tityrus leaves his home and thereby escapes the metaphorical slavery of his...
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Language: | English |
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Österreichischen Akademie d. Wissenschaften
[2016]
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Wiener Studien
Year: 2016, Volume: 129, Pages: 257-280 |
IxTheo Classification: | TB Antiquity |
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