EROTICS AND FRIENDSHIP IN EMPEROR JULIAN'S FOURTH ORATION1

EROTICS AND FRIENDSHIP IN EMPEROR JULIAN'S FOURTH ORATION1

This paper explores the emperor Julian's use of pederastic and same-sex sexual tropes to characterize the importance of his friendship with Saturninius Secundus Salutius. The "Self-Consolation" or Oration 4 is read in light of its intertextualities with Theocritus, Plato, and various...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scholia : Natal studies in classical antiquity 2010-01, Vol.19, p.79
1. Verfasser: Masterson, Mark
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Sprache:eng ; lat
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Friendship
Gays & lesbians
Intertextuality
Rhetorical figures
Roman civilization
Royalty
Theocritus
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Zusammenfassung:This paper explores the emperor Julian's use of pederastic and same-sex sexual tropes to characterize the importance of his friendship with Saturninius Secundus Salutius. The "Self-Consolation" or Oration 4 is read in light of its intertextualities with Theocritus, Plato, and various ancient discussions of dreams with nocturnal emissions. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1018-9017
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