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Enslavement to Love (servitium amoris) |
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Authors: |
Michalopoulos, Charilaos Michalopoulos, Andreas |
Reviewer: |
Vaiopoulos, Vaios |
Subject: | HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PHILOLOGY > NATIONAL LITERATURES > EUROPEAN LITERATURE > LATIN LITERATURE HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PHILOLOGY HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PHILOLOGY > LITERATURE HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PHILOLOGY > LITERARY FORMS AND GENRES > POETRY HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PHILOLOGY > CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY > LATIN PHILOLOGY |
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Abstract: |
This chapter examines a famous motif of Roman love elegy, the poet's enslavement to the love of his beloved (servitium amoris). In ancient Greek poetry, the woman often appears as the slave of the man; in Roman love elegy, the roles are reversed. The woman in the elegy is the domina (mistress), and men are subjected to behaviors fitting for slaves (e.g., chains of love, torture by the beloved). This motif constitutes a blatant subversion of the predetermined gender roles in contemporary Roman society. A gendered reading of the poets' strategies for representing the dynamics between the sexes is attempted, revealing that what is ultimately questioned is not so much female dominance as male subjugation. The analysis of each elegy is structured as follows: Introduction, Text, Vocabulary, Translation, Notes/Commentary. (+)
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Linguistic Editors: |
Papadopoulou, Eleni |
Graphic Editors: |
Papavasileiou, Spyridon |
Type: |
Chapter |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
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License: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/2218 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Michalopoulos, C., & Michalopoulos, A. (2015). Enslavement to Love (servitium amoris) [Chapter]. In Michalopoulos, C., & Michalopoulos, A. 2015. Roman Love Elegy [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/2218 |
Language: |
Greek |
Is Part of: |
Roman Love Elegy |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |