DOWN IN POMPEII: A SEXUAL GRAFFITO IN VERSE (CIL 4.9123)

DOWN IN POMPEII: A SEXUAL GRAFFITO IN VERSE (CIL 4.9123)

This article revisits a famous graffiti poem from Pompeii (CIL 4.9123). It argues that the poem is both more erotically charged and more cleverly metaliterary than previously recognized; and that this reading of the poem offers new evidence for the literary richness of Pompeii's graffiti cultur...

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Veröffentlicht in:Classical quarterly 2024-05, Vol.74 (1), p.360-364
1. Verfasser: Elder, Olivia
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Blank verse
Eroticism
Graffiti
Poetry
Popular culture
Reading
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Zusammenfassung:This article revisits a famous graffiti poem from Pompeii (CIL 4.9123). It argues that the poem is both more erotically charged and more cleverly metaliterary than previously recognized; and that this reading of the poem offers new evidence for the literary richness of Pompeii's graffiti culture.
ISSN:0009-8388
1471-6844
DOI:10.1017/S0009838824000296