"Trimalchio as "Deliciae
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3939330 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur J Pomeroy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1088773 |
| OpenAlex | W2312359306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
WHEN TRIMALCHIO'S BANQUET is resumed with new food and attendants, a particularly attractive slave-boy engages the attention of the master of the household (Sat. 74.8). The prolonged kiss the latter bestows, however, also arouses the jealousy of his wife. In the ugly scene which follows, the enraged Trimalchio initially threatens to exclude Fortunata from all the provisions set down for his funeral and memorial. When Habinnas and Scintilla attempt to intervene, he seeks to defend his conduct: the slave is particularly thrifty and that alone was the reason why he kissed him-for his frugality, not because of his physical attractions (75.4: puerum basiavi frugalissimum, non propter formam, sed quia frugi est). Indeed, Trimalchio claims, it is through thrift that he himself has got where he is today, rising from boy-slave to become his master's heir
Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Studies and Legal History · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2023 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |