The imitations of a poem by Janus Vitalis and the topic of the ruins in Neo-Latin literature
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https://doi.org/10.24197/mrfc.0.2019.89-114Keywords:
ruins, epigram, Neo-latin poetry, Janus VitalisAbstract
The topic of the ruins, which already existed in Graeco-Latin literature, acquires new meanings in the Renaissance, especially due to problems with identity. In this sense, the poem attributed to Janus Vitalis has a fundamental role in the dissemination of this topic, of which there are many imitations. This paper analyses the Latin imitations of this text. The differences between these imitations highlight the literary, political and religious problems of the topic of the ruins in Neo-Latin literature.
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