Resumen de Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata...: Plinius und der Eklat epist. 6,15
In his short epistle 6,15 Pliny reports on an incident which has happened during a recitation of poetry: The poet Passennus Paulus started with the words "Prisce, iubes �"; the addressee Javolenus Priscus, a renowned jurist, protested �ego vero non iubeo". The audience laughed, but not so Pliny. He evaluates, even criticizes. Conversely, this article evaluates Pliny himself and his opinion with regard to his other epistles.
