Despite the reluctance to highlight relevant aspects of his biographical profile, Claudian occasionally outlines traits of his artistic personality within some of his prefatory elegiac couplets preceding the hexameter poems delivered on public occasions (Ruf. 1, nupt., Stil. 3), as well as in several compositions included in the collection of the so called carmina minora (carm. min. 3, 14, 21-23, 25). This paper examines the information that the late antique Latin poet provides about himself, often associating it with literary issues, in which, proudly asserting his role as vates, he reveals that when he speaks i
Luceri, A. (2025). Carmina sola loquor: Claudiano e la rappresentazione di sé come poeta. In In aula ingenti memoriae meae. Forme di autobiografia nella letteratura tardolatina : atti dell’International Workshop - Siena, 13 e 14 giugno 2024 (pp.87-100). Firenze : Firenze University Press and USiena PRESS [10.36253/979-12-215-0676-1].
Carmina sola loquor: Claudiano e la rappresentazione di sé come poeta
luceri, angelo
2025-01-01
Abstract
Despite the reluctance to highlight relevant aspects of his biographical profile, Claudian occasionally outlines traits of his artistic personality within some of his prefatory elegiac couplets preceding the hexameter poems delivered on public occasions (Ruf. 1, nupt., Stil. 3), as well as in several compositions included in the collection of the so called carmina minora (carm. min. 3, 14, 21-23, 25). This paper examines the information that the late antique Latin poet provides about himself, often associating it with literary issues, in which, proudly asserting his role as vates, he reveals that when he speaks iI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
