The paper analyses a fragment attributed to Cremutius by Pliny the Younger (frg. 6 Peter = 6 Cornell) containing a variant of the myth of Phyllis. In particular, not only is the drying up of the tree, from which Phyllis hangs herself, a sign of nature joining in the mourning (a common motif in other variants of the myth) through events which can be described as part of the repertoire of prodigia and mirabilia, but it also seems to hint at the Roman debate concerning suspendium and arbor infelix
L'albero di Fillide. Una variante dimenticata
Graziana Brescia
2020-01-01
Abstract
The paper analyses a fragment attributed to Cremutius by Pliny the Younger (frg. 6 Peter = 6 Cornell) containing a variant of the myth of Phyllis. In particular, not only is the drying up of the tree, from which Phyllis hangs herself, a sign of nature joining in the mourning (a common motif in other variants of the myth) through events which can be described as part of the repertoire of prodigia and mirabilia, but it also seems to hint at the Roman debate concerning suspendium and arbor infelixFile in questo prodotto:
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