紀要論文

紀要論文

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神話学研究. 2024, 3, p. 34-45

日本語

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2024-12-31

This paper aims to show that Neaera in Horace Carmina 3.14 reflects the characteristics of Neaera in Epodes 15, whose reference gives a twist to the encomium of Augustus' reign. Neaera in Epod.15 is presented as a mixture of an elegiac lover and a menace to matrimonial community. As Watson pointed out, from the opening scene and Neaera's oath we can see the influence of epithalamic topoi. Breaking the oath, Neaera becomes a threat to the marital unity. Also, she represents the negative cycle of love, which dismal mood is taken over to the next sixteenth poem. The devastating aspect of Neaera can be related to other female character such as Canidia, who is depicted as a symbol of tumult in Roman society. In the first three stanzas of C.3.14, the speaker, as a public orator, instructs people, which are all women, to prepare for the return of Augustus. The descriptions follow the convention of adventus, which is the encomium on one's return. The last three stanzas present the speaker as magister bibendi, who orders his slave to fetch wine and other things that are needed for the feast. The hints of the past crises which Rome has undergone preserve their "pastness", and so they accentuate the present peace which Augustus is expected to bring in the near future. If Neaera in C.3.14 succeeds the characteristics of Neaera in Epod.15, she will be in contrast to the women, whose matrimonial status or family relationship with men are emphasized. Besides, referring the speaker's relationship with Neaera as the past, the present peace which the speaker is enjoying is put forth. Thus, Horace shows his 'carpe diem' attitude by making use of past iambic sarcasm and present lyric temporality.

10.18910/100566

100566

二人のネアエラ : Hor. C. 3. 14 と Epod. 15

中村, 満耶

ギリシア・ローマ神話学研究会

日本語

2024-12-31

神話学研究

3

34

45

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/100566

10.18910/100566

https://doi.org/10.18910/100566