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Latin elegy in the old age of the world: the elegiac corpus of Maximianus

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Uden, James and Fielding, Ian (2010) Latin elegy in the old age of the world: the elegiac corpus of Maximianus. Arethusa, Vol.43 (No.3). pp. 439-460. doi:10.1353/are.2010.0001 ISSN 0004-0975.

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Abstract

The sixth-century poet Maximianus reintroduces the erotic themes that had been largely absent from Latin elegy since Ovid. But, in a departure from 'love elegy', Maximianus speaks as an old man who is no longer physically capable of love. This co-authored article argues that Maximianus' picture of the breakdown of the aging body alludes to the common late antique idea of the 'old age of the world'. But whereas the senectus mundi narrative locates its end-point in the sublimation of earthly desires, Maximianus' elegiac narrative offers no such resolution for the infirmity and impotence of physical existence.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D051 Ancient History
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Classics and Ancient History
Journal or Publication Title: Arethusa
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
ISSN: 0004-0975
Official Date: 2010
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2010Published
Volume: Vol.43
Number: No.3
Number of Pages: 22
Page Range: pp. 439-460
DOI: 10.1353/are.2010.0001
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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