Ironía y violencia en Contra Symmachum de Prudencio

Many scholars, who have edited and translated Prudentius’ works, explains the valuation of Symmachus’ – oratorical skills – explicit in Contra Symmachum (402-403 AD), as a sign of admiration and respect on behalf of the Christian poet. On the contrary, we intend to demonstrate that the allusions to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Danza, Juan Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:italiano
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/62765
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/62765
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Prudencio
Épica
Cristianismo
Antigüedad Tardía
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
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Sumario:Many scholars, who have edited and translated Prudentius’ works, explains the valuation of Symmachus’ – oratorical skills – explicit in Contra Symmachum (402-403 AD), as a sign of admiration and respect on behalf of the Christian poet. On the contrary, we intend to demonstrate that the allusions to Symmachus’ oratorical ability and eloquence should undergo an ironic reading, whose role involves depreciating their arguments and ridicule his figure, as a symbol of the ancient pagan culture in order to avoid any trace of violence of Christianity towards paganism.