Lycoris Galli/Volumnia Cytheris: a Greek Courtesan in Rome

This article analyzes the strategic representation of an elegiac mistress (puella), Gallus’ Lycoris, and her putative inspiration, the freedwoman and mime‑actress Volumnia Cytheris, across a number of Latin literary genres, both verse (elegy, bucolic, epigram) and prose (political invective, i...

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Main Author: Alison Keith
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Université de Lille 2011-01-01
Series:Eugesta
Online Access:http://www.peren-revues.fr/eugesta/index.php?id=1111