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- Title
Marianus Scholasticus' APl 201. A Christian rewriting of Eros from Justin II and Sophia's reign.
- Authors
de Jesus, Carlos A. Martins
- Abstract
The aim of this paper is to perform a deep analysis of APl 201, a five-couplet epigram ascribed in all manuscripts to the almost unknown Marianus Scholasticus. When describing a work of art also unidentifiable, the poet progressively transforms the Eros he (probably) sees in the image of the Christian saviour, by means of a cautious wordplay and a symbolic re-signification of the pagan attributes of that god. Furthermore, some connections between Marianus' other epigrams and the reign of Justin II and his wife Sophia's, particularly the last one, come to suggest a commissioned relation of the poet with the imperial couple, in relation to an intentional advertising propaganda that aimed to promote both of them to icons of orthodoxy in the second half of the sixth century AD.
- Subjects
CHRISTIAN literature; REVISION (Writing process); WISDOM (Biblical personification); JESUS Christ; PLATONIC love
- Publication
Cuadernos de Filología Clásica: Estudios Griegos e Indoeuropeos, 2017, Vol 27, p147
- ISSN
1131-9070
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5209/CFCG.55709