Phaeacians at the birthday party: A.P. 11.44 (Philodemus) and its epic background
In his famous invitation poem to Piso, Philodemus explicitly refers to the Homeric Phaeacian episode when he describes the pleasures awaiting his guest. As a consequence, the discussion of epic allusions in Philodemus’ poem has mostly focused on the lavish banquet on...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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ENS Éditions
2012-07-01
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Series: | Aitia : Regards sur la Culture Hellénistique au XXIe Siècle |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/380 |