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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anja Bettenworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ENS Éditions 2012-07-01
Series:Aitia : Regards sur la Culture Hellénistique au XXIe Siècle
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/380