Reconstruction of the Intertextual Obscene Nominative Units in Martial’s Epigrams

  • M.A. Chemeliukh
Keywords: intertextuality, reconstruction, ancient epigram, Martial, obscene nominative units

Abstract

The article deals with the reconstruction of the intertextual obscene nominative units in Martial’s epigrams. The author identifies and classifies the intertextual nominative units and structures, actualizing sexual motives in the poet’s texts, the source of which is the Roman literary and cultural tradition, in particular the work of Gaius Valerius Catullus, Carmina Priapeia, folk festivals as well as other ancient epigrams.

References

1. Albrecht M. von. Istoriya rimskoy literatury [The history of the Roman literature] / Michael von Albrecht; [Per. A.I. Lyubzhina]. – M. : “Greko-rimskiy kabinet” Yu. A. Shichalina, 2002.– T.1 – 704 s.; 2004. – T.2 – 704 s.

2. Martial M. V. Epigrammy / Mark Valeriy Martial [Epigrams] // [Per. F. Petrovskogo]. – M. : Khudozhestvennaya literatura, 1968. – 487 s.

3. Sever G. Martsial ne po-detski. 200 obstsennykh epigramm [M. Valerii Martialis. Obscena] / Gay Sever. – Toronto : Aeterna Publishing, 2012. – 191 c.

4. Selivanova Ye. A. Kognitivnaya onomasiologiya [Cognitive onomasiology] / Yelena Aleksandrovna Selivanova. – K. : Fitosotsiotsentr, 2000. – 248 s.

5. Richlin А. The Garden of Priapus: Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor // Amy Richlin. – Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1992 р. – 352 p.

6. Leary T. J. Martial's Early Saturnalian Verse / T. J. Leary // Toto notus in orbe: Perspektiven der Martial-Interpretation / [ed. Faruk Grewing]. – Stuttgart : Steiner, 1998. – Р. 37–47.

7. Lorenz S. Erotik und Panegyrik: Martials epigrammatische Kaiser / Sven Lorenz. – Tübingen : Gunter Narr Verlag, Classica Monacensia, 2002. – Vol. 23. – 302 S.

8. Obermeyer H.-P. Martial und der Diskurs über männliche “Homosexualität” in der Literatur der frühen Kaiserzeit / Hans Peter Obermayer. – München : Classica Monacensia, 1998. – 260 S.

9. Rimell V. Martial’s Rome Empire And The Ideology Of Epigram / Victoria Rimell. – Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008. – 231 p.

10. Sapsford F. M. The ‘Epic’ Of Martial / Francesca May Sapsford // A thesis submitted to the University of Birmingham for the degree of Doctor Of Philosophy. – Birmingham : Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity College of Arts and Law, University of Birmingham, 2012. – 251 p.

Lexicographic sources
11. Adams J. N. The Latin Sexual Vocabulary // James N. Adams. – Manchester : JHU Press, 1990. – 272 p.

Sources of illustrative material
12. Ep. – M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammaton libri / recognovit W. Heraeus // [Fons electronicus] / [rec. W. Heraeus]. – Modus accessi : http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0506

13. Cat. – C. Valerii Catulli Carmina [Fons electronicus]. – Modus accessi : http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/catullus.shtml
Published
2016-03-30
How to Cite
Chemeliukh, M. (2016). Reconstruction of the Intertextual Obscene Nominative Units in Martial’s Epigrams. Scientific Journal of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Series 9. Current Trends in Language Development, (14), 189-197. Retrieved from https://sjnpu.com.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/59