Vol. 19 No. 1 (1993): XIX - 1993, Fascicolo 1
Articoli

Lucano e il <i>rectum cornu</i> della luna (<i>Phars.</i> 5.548)

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  • Marco Paterni
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14601/prometheus-16823

Published 2015-09-14

Keywords

  • Lucan,
  • Pharsalia
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Abstract

In this passage Lucan was strongly influenced by ancient astronomical literature, though the exact meaning of rectum cornu remains unclear and suggests that the poet was more interested in producing a sinister atmosphere than in technical details.
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