JOURNAL ARTICLE

Quicumque Meos Violavit Amores: Romantic Roadblocks and the Inmates of Tartarus in Tibullus 1.3.

  • Published In: Classical World, 2023, v. 116, n. 3. P. 275 1 of 3

  • Database: Education Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Paul, Joshua 3 of 3

Abstract

One common thesis on the underworld of Tibullus 1.3 suggests that the elegist casts the prisoners of Tartarus as enemies of love. In this article, I argue that the residents of Hades correspond not to nebulous obstacles between Tibullus and Delia but rather to precise character types readers encounter throughout the elegies. I consider specific verbal correspondences in book 1 of Tibullus to highlight parallels between Tityos and the farmer–soldier, the Danaids and Delia, Cerberus and the custos , Tantalus and the rival pederast, Tisiphone and the lena , and Ixion and the dives amator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Classical World. 2023/04, Vol. 116, Issue 3, p275
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:00098418
  • DOI:10.1353/clw.2023.0008
  • Accession Number:164153207
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