Felicitas at Surrentum (Statius, Silvae II. 2)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10993878 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R G M Nisbet (Corpus Christi College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 1978-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Roman Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0075-4358 • E-ISSN: 1753-528X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/299622 |
| OpenAlex | W2346029894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
The Surrentinum of Pollius Felix encouraged Statius to play on the meaning of felicity. The villa's prospect extended to Naples and Limon (near Pausilypum), where an inscription of A.D. 65 already attests the name of the family. Nereids climbed the rocks to steal the fortunate proprietor's grapes, and Satyrs tumbled in the sea in the eagerness of their pursuit. A local Siren flew up to hear songs better than her own (112 f.), hic ubi Pierias exercet Pollius artes, seu volvit monitus quos dat Gargettius auctor, seu nostram quatit ille chelyn, seu dissona nectit carmina, sive minax ultorem stringit iambon. In other words Pollius was a poet (cf. 39 f.; III. I. 66 f.), who wrote hexameters, elegiacs, and iambi; that is why Statius refers to his eloquentia and facundia , for Schanz-Hosius are wrong to include so private a person among the orators. In particular he seems to have composed didactic verse on Epicurean subjects. In a context referring to the Siren and immediately after a mention of Pierian arts, volvit monitus (co-ordinate with quatit, nectit, stringit ) surely refers to something more than an interest in philosophy (thus Vollmer's commentary) or an avoidance of public life (J. H. Mozley's Loeb edition)
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0.16 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2024 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |