The Rise of Sabinus
Sexual Satire in Catalepton 10
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9359602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leah Kronenberg (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-212 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8353 • E-ISSN: 2327-5812 |
| Publisher | Classical Association of the Middle West and South (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tcj.2014.0040 |
| OpenAlex | W4206068890 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article demonstrates that Catalepton 10, the famous parody of Catullus 4, has a pervasive sexual subtext. Quinctio the muleteer not only transforms into the politician Sabinus; he also undergoes a sexual transformation from an active lover of women to a passive lover of men. The poem's subtext employs equestrian sexual metaphors and also plays upon the erotic associations of muleteers, mules, and upstart/parvenu figures in Roman culture
Art · Literature · Poetry · Subtext · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |