Joshua M Paul
Biographic Data
| ID | 5717172 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joshua M Paul |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joshua M |
| FAMILY NAME | Paul |
| SIGNATURE | PAUL J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University Boston USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0932-0292 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Parodies of Epicureanism on the Road to Brundisium (Horace, Satire 1.5)
I argue that Horace Satire 1.5 presents a day in the life of a bumbling, inept Epicurean, one who constantly succumbs to the pitfalls and stereotypes associated with his philosophical school of choice. I draw attention to the narrator’s eager memorization of doctrine, aspirations towards Lucretian scientific analysis, idealization of friendship, constant sickness, exaggerated reaction to “death”, and obsession over food. I then demonstrate how th…
Cum patuit lecto
I argue that a first-time reader of Propertius 4.4 has every reason to suspect that the hemiepes cum patuit lecto (42) sets the stage for a lascivious conclusion. Within the works of Propertius, every other instance of lect- with a compatible second-declension masculine termination indicates the noun “bed” rather than the perfect passive participle “gathered.” The reading of “bed” is further corroborated by a close-up on Scylla’s groin (inguina, …
Voces Furiarum
I argue that Priapus offers a bilingual gloss on the name ‘Tisiphone’ in Horace, Satires 1.8. I trace the folk etymology of the Fury’s name and identify various passages in which Latin authors emphasize a perceived connection between Tisiphone and φωνή , voice. I then demonstrate how this bilingual pun casts Priapus as a narrator capable of learned, Alexandrian wordplay
Non Tamen Insector
This note on Propertius 4.7 argues that Cynthia, repeatedly cast in the role of the poet's Muse, rejects the burden of inspiration through a learned choice of words ( non tamen insector , 4.7.49). The verb insector constitutes a clear reference to the invocation of the Camena in Livius Andronicus and of the Muse in Ennius. Cynthia recalibrates the parlance of poetic inspiration to end her relationship with Propertius, both as his puella and as hi…
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Cum patuit lecto
I argue that a first-time reader of Propertius 4.4 has every reason to suspect that the hemiepes cum patuit lecto (42) sets the stage for a lascivious conclusion. Within the works of Propertius, every other instance of lect- with a compatible second-declension masculine termination indicates the noun “bed” rather than the perfect passive participle “gathered.” The reading of “bed” is further corroborated by a close-up on Scylla’s groin (inguina, …
Voces Furiarum
I argue that Priapus offers a bilingual gloss on the name ‘Tisiphone’ in Horace, Satires 1.8. I trace the folk etymology of the Fury’s name and identify various passages in which Latin authors emphasize a perceived connection between Tisiphone and φωνή , voice. I then demonstrate how this bilingual pun casts Priapus as a narrator capable of learned, Alexandrian wordplay
Non Tamen Insector
This note on Propertius 4.7 argues that Cynthia, repeatedly cast in the role of the poet's Muse, rejects the burden of inspiration through a learned choice of words ( non tamen insector , 4.7.49). The verb insector constitutes a clear reference to the invocation of the Camena in Livius Andronicus and of the Muse in Ennius. Cynthia recalibrates the parlance of poetic inspiration to end her relationship with Propertius, both as his puella and as hi…
Parodies of Epicureanism on the Road to Brundisium (Horace, Satire 1.5)
I argue that Horace Satire 1.5 presents a day in the life of a bumbling, inept Epicurean, one who constantly succumbs to the pitfalls and stereotypes associated with his philosophical school of choice. I draw attention to the narrator’s eager memorization of doctrine, aspirations towards Lucretian scientific analysis, idealization of friendship, constant sickness, exaggerated reaction to “death”, and obsession over food. I then demonstrate how th…
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