Since the end of the 19th century after Havet's explanation, Laevius fr. 5 Bl. ('lasciviterque ludunt') has been usually related to the poem 'Protesilaudamia' and interpreted as part of a love scene. The earliest meaning of 'lascivus' and its word family ('lascivia', 'lascivio', 'lascivibundus', 'lasciviter') are here carefully investigated and it is suggested that the fragment could refer to the dolphins' behaviour: linguistic and metrical arguments suggest to cennect it with the poem 'Sirenocirca'.
Rivoltella, M., Una nuova interpretazione di Levio Fr. 5 Bl., <<AEVUM>>, 2009; 83 (Gennaio): 101-113 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/35401]
Una nuova interpretazione di Levio Fr. 5 Bl.
Rivoltella, Massimo
2009
Abstract
Since the end of the 19th century after Havet's explanation, Laevius fr. 5 Bl. ('lasciviterque ludunt') has been usually related to the poem 'Protesilaudamia' and interpreted as part of a love scene. The earliest meaning of 'lascivus' and its word family ('lascivia', 'lascivio', 'lascivibundus', 'lasciviter') are here carefully investigated and it is suggested that the fragment could refer to the dolphins' behaviour: linguistic and metrical arguments suggest to cennect it with the poem 'Sirenocirca'.
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