Calvo è bello? La società tardoimperiale allo specchiodeformante della satira nell’Elogio della calvizie di Sinesio di Cirene
Synesius’ Encomium calvitii can be interpreted as an excellent example of late-antique satyr, which aims to denounce the decline of contemporary society by criticising its most prominent members; philosophers, rhetoricians, religious people, soldiers, romanized barbarians, characters of dubious m...
Main Author: | Tomassi, Gianluigi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
2020-12-01
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Series: | Lexis |
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Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.30687/Lexis/2724-1564/2020/02/011 |
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