The present article argues for the non-authenticity of 1.38 in the first Horatian Epistle. Together with the allusions to avarice and pride at 11.33 and 36, it contains a reference to the cardinal sins, a concept that did not yet exist at the time of Horace. In particular, the sins listed in the line at issue appear to coincide with those discussed by Gregory the Great in his Moralia in Iob (31.45) and eventually adopted by medieval thought. The metrical pattern and a check of the main medieval commentaries support the suspected spuriousness of the line.
A “Vicious” Interpolation in Horace’s First Epistle
Livorsi, Lorenzo
2018-01-01
Abstract
The present article argues for the non-authenticity of 1.38 in the first Horatian Epistle. Together with the allusions to avarice and pride at 11.33 and 36, it contains a reference to the cardinal sins, a concept that did not yet exist at the time of Horace. In particular, the sins listed in the line at issue appear to coincide with those discussed by Gregory the Great in his Moralia in Iob (31.45) and eventually adopted by medieval thought. The metrical pattern and a check of the main medieval commentaries support the suspected spuriousness of the line.File in questo prodotto:
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