Phthisical intimacy: Martial 2.26

• Julia D. Hejduk ^[1]
  1. [1] Baylor University

     Baylor University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Classical journal, ISSN 0009-8353, Vol. 106, Nº 2, 2011, págs. 223-227
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The primary joke in Martial 2.26 is that a wealthy old woman’s attractions for the legacy-hunting suitor lie in her symptoms of mortal illness. The present article argues that the humor is enhanced by recognizing how, with a relentless series of double entendres, Martial merges the language of physical morbidity with that of erotic distress and conquest.