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The recusatio is something of a ''topos'' in ancient literature. Its use has often been interpreted as a ''persona'' deliberately adopted by the poet, allowing him to express ironic [[self-deprecation]] or feigned humility. |
The recusatio is something of a ''topos'' in ancient literature. Its use has often been interpreted as a ''persona'' deliberately adopted by the poet, allowing him to express ironic [[self-deprecation]] or feigned humility. |
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* [[Nemesianus]] Cynegetica (lines 15 - 47)<ref>See Jakobi, R. (2014) ''Nemesianus >Cynegetica< Edition und Kommentar'', p.66; Conte, G.B. (trans Solodow) (1994), ''Latin Literature:A History'', p. 613</ref>; |
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A recusatio is a poem (or part thereof) in which the poet says he is supposedly unable or disinclined to write the type of poem which he originally intended to, and instead writes in a different style.
The recusatio is something of a topos in ancient literature. Its use has often been interpreted as a persona deliberately adopted by the poet, allowing him to express ironic self-deprecation or feigned humility.
Examples from Latin literature
- Nemesianus Cynegetica (lines 15 - 47)[1];
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- ^ See Jakobi, R. (2014) Nemesianus >Cynegetica< Edition und Kommentar, p.66; Conte, G.B. (trans Solodow) (1994), Latin Literature:A History, p. 613