Callimachean Allusions in Tibullus I 4

Name: Callimachean Allusions in Tibullus I 4
Brand: Vita e Pensiero
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AEVUM ANTIQUUM

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AEVUM ANTIQUUM - 2021 - 21

Titolo

Callimachean Allusions in Tibullus I 4

Autore

Massimo Giuseppetti

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Vita e Pensiero

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07-2022

Doi

10.26350/020747_000078

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1121-8932 (stampa) | 1827-7861 (digitale)

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This paper discusses Tibullus I 4 with particular attention to three Callimachean intertexts, namely Iambus 9, Aetia fr. 41 and Iambus 3. Iambus 3 in particular proves to be a crucial intertext for the last portion of Priapus’ lecture on love. The paper argues that Tibullus does not merely echo the Alexandrian text but reacts to it and dramatically alters its implications. The Roman poet places this allusion at a crucial point, that is, at the end of Priapus’ lecture on homoerotic love. The appropriation and subversion of Callimachus’ Iambus 3 has a central place in Tibullus’ strategy ofestablishing the literary prestige of his own elegiac endeavor.