Karneval in Rom: Metapoetische Quisquilien in Martials Epigrammen

Abstract

This article discusses elements of the (meta-)poetics of Martial's epigrams that are directly or implicitly linked with the Roman festival of the Saturnalia. Particular attention is given to Roman-Callimachean features within this Saturnalian discourse, both with regard to individual epigrams and to the layout of entire books. The focus is on metapoetic buzzwords or images, within their contexts, and on metapoetic structural patterns. Poems that will be discussed in greater detail include, among others,

Text, Book, and Textbook: Martial's Experiments in the Codex

“…In this regard, the codex is a particularly apt physical support of the strange both/and-ness of 84. Grewing (2010); Citroni (1986). Note the re-introduction of Virgil in the word surgite.…”