The rise of sabinus: Sexual satire in catalepton 10

• Autores: Leah Kronenberg
• Localización: Classical journal, ISSN 0009-8353, Vol. 110, Nº 2, 2015, págs. 191-212
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article demonstrates that Catalepton 10, the famous parody of Catullus 4, has a pervasive sexual subtext. Quinctio the muleteer not only transforms into the politician Sabinus; he also undergoes a sexual transformation from an active lover of women to a passive lover of men. The poem's subtext employs equestrian sexual metaphors and also plays upon the erotic associations of muleteers, mules, and upstart/parvenu figures in Roman culture.