Vol. 43 No. 1 (2017): XLIII - 2017
Articoli

Horace et le pythagorisme

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  • Aldo Setaioli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14601/prometheus-21226

Published 2017-09-11

Keywords

  • Horace,
  • Pythagoras and Pythagoreanism,
  • metempsychosis
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Abstract

Horace’s allusions to Pythagoras and his doctrines often carry mocking overtones. In particu­lar, he rejects the belief in metempsychosis, taken as an empty boast entailing the pretension to overcome death and the bleakness of Hades.

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