Sull’ode a Fidile (Hor. carm. 3, 23)

• Autores: Pier Angelo Perotti
• Localización: Itaca: quaderns catalans de cultura clàsica, ISSN 0213-6643, Nº. 33, 2017, págs. 77-89
• Idioma: inglés
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  • With regard to the Horatian ode to Fidile, you find here some variations in comparison with the usually accepted exegesis, especially with reference to the last strophe: the difficulties are particularly related to the meaning of the adjective immunis (v. 17) — including the apparent contradiction between immunis… manus ( with the meaning of “empty hand”) of v. 17 and the gifts, of poor value, mentioned in vv. 3-4 —, as well as the syntagms sumptuosa… hostia (v. 18) and aversos Penatis (v. 19). To conclude, you find the proposal of a translation offering an interpretation of the ode that is altogether satisfactory and free from particular difficulties