The Fate of Varius' Thyestes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9347366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H D Jocelyn (University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 387-400 |
| Publication date | 1980-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800042348 |
| OpenAlex | W2087858312 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 10 |
Two minuscule codices carrying collections of grammatical and rhetorical treatises and extracts from such treatises, one written at Monte Cassino between A.D. 779 and 796 (Paris, Bibl. Nat. Lat. 7530 (CLA V 569)), the other at Benevento towards the middle of the following century (Rome, Bibl. Casanatense 1086), contain among their uncial tituli the three words INCIPIT THVESTES VARII. There follows in both codices a twenty-four-word sentence stating the full name of Varius, the literary character of the Thyestes , an aesthetic judgement on the work, the date of a public performance in a Roman theatre, and the price paid: Lucius Varius cognomento Rufus Thyesten tragoediam magna cura absolutam (Quicherat: absolute codd.) post Actiacam uictoriam Augusti (Mommsen: aug ... Par.: augusto Par., Cas.) ludis eius in scaena edidit pro qua fabula sestertium deciens accepit
Art · Character (mathematics · Judgement · Linguistics · Literature · Rhetorical question · Sentence · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2015 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |