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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Université de Lille
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Eugesta |
| Online Access: | http://www.peren-revues.fr/eugesta/index.php?id=1111 |