Garcilaso’s ‘Sedes ad cyprias’
A New Source and a Re-appraisal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12719331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Czepiel (0000-0002-5438-0809, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 737-754 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-28 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Spanish Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-3820 • E-ISSN: 1478-3428 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14753820.2019.1628506 |
| OpenAlex | W2958248172 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Modern criticism has often neglected or been uncomplimentary about Garcilaso’s third Latin ode ‘Sedes ad cyprias’. This article presents a previously unidentified source for the poem, Erasmus’ translation of one of Lucian’s Dialogues of the Gods, and in the light of this offers a re-appraisal of Garcilaso’s poetic skill in the ode. Firstly, I discuss Garcilaso’s metrification and transformation of Erasmus’ prose translation. I go on to argue that his eclectic allusions to other Classical texts and the major changes he makes to the beginning and end of the source serve as part of a strategy of competitive imitation through which he tries to outdo the comic effect of Lucian’s dialogue
Art · Art history · Comics · Criticism · Erasmus · Imitation · Linguistics · Literature · Ode · Poetry · Source text · The Renaissance · Byzantine Studies and History · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Philosophy · Psychology · Renaissance Literature and Culture
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |