The existence of a metaphoric female standing in for poetic style was only plainly discussed in a paper from 1987 concerned with Roman elegiac poetry. This figure is given the title of scripta puella or written woman, since her existence depends solely on the writings of an author. These females often appear to have basis in reality; however there is insufficient evidence to allow them to cross out of the realm of fantasy. The term scripta puella in poetry refers to a perfected poetic form, one the author prefers over all others, and a human form creates the illusion of a mistress. Using this form, usually described in basic terms which create an outline of a woman, a poet easily expresses his inclination towards specific poetic styles and elements. While other scholars recognize the scripta puella in elegiac poetry, little research has been done into other genres. For this thesis, the focus is on the genre called Latin verse satire. The genre contains four recognized authors: Lucilius, Horace, Persius, and Juvenal. In order to prove her existence, each collection of satires is examined in its original language and analyzed with heavy emphasis on recognizing key phrases and attributes of scriptae puellae. Her appearances can be difficult to determine, as some examples will show, yet the existence of scriptae puellae enrich modern understanding of ancient texts. In addition to the four authors, articles and books dealing with women, satire, and women in satire are consulted to aid in explanation and support. With this body of proof, scriptae puellae are shown to exist within the Latin verse satirists' texts; they act as a link between the four authors and as a link to Greek poetry, which has been considered a possible predecessor for satire. This knowledge allows for a better explanation of satire as a genre and opens up the possibilities for further study in other genres which contain women of various forms.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T17:27:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mariana Goron Tasca.pdf: 684042 bytes, checksum: 7b934d7ee86ea976ec1ad04c2014b226 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-11 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The dissertation undertakes an analysis of the philosophical aspects of the Letters to Lucilius by Lucio Aneu Seneca, Stoic philosopher and Roman politician born in 4 BC. It seeks to investigate, from his work, his understanding regarding life and its finiteness in death. Although his work is extensive, this work will be limited to the Letters wherein the concept of death is more widely dealt with and didactically explained. In the first chapter, the foundations fundamentals of stoic philosophy are explained, which begins in ancient Stoicism through middle stoicism until Roman stoicism, period in which our philosopher is inserted. Thenceforth it deals with the understanding of his life and work in order to comprehend what it means, for Seneca, a good death and how meditating about death assists on the effort to understand it. Throughout this work it is discussed with some interpreters of Seneca's stoicism, with particular focus on the Letters to Lucilius. Finally, after bringing clarity to the above issue, the work seeks to note the resemblance between his thoughts and the theme today / The dissertation undertakes an analysis of the philosophical aspects of the Letters to Lucilius by Lucio Aneu Seneca, Stoic philosopher and Roman politician born in 4 BC. It seeks to investigate, from his work, his understanding regarding life and its finiteness in death. Although his work is extensive, this work will be limited to the Letters wherein the concept of death is more widely dealt with and didactically explained. In the first chapter, the foundations fundamentals of stoic philosophy are explained, which begins in ancient Stoicism through middle stoicism until Roman stoicism, period in which our philosopher is inserted. Thenceforth it deals with the understanding of his life and work in order to comprehend what it means, for Seneca, a good death and how meditating about death assists on the effort to understand it. Throughout this work it is discussed with some interpreters of Seneca's stoicism, with particular focus on the Letters to Lucilius. Finally, after bringing clarity to the above issue, the work seeks to note the resemblance between his thoughts and the theme today / A dissertação empreende uma análise dos aspectos filosóficos das Cartas a Lucílio de Lucio Aneu Sêneca, filósofo estoico e político romano, nascido em 4 a.C. Busca-se investigar, a partir de sua obra, seu entendimento a respeito da vida e da finitude na morte. Apesar de sua obra ser extensa, esta dissertação se limitará às Cartas em que o conceito de morte é mais amplamente tratado e didaticamente explicado. Em um primeiro capítulo, explicitam-se os fundamentos da filosofia estoica, que inicia no estoicismo antigo, passa pelo médio estoicismo até chegar ao estoicismo romano, período em que nosso filósofo está inserido. Passa-se então ao entendimento de sua vida e obra com o objetivo de entender o que é, para Sêneca, a boa morte, e em que medida o meditar sobre a morte auxilia em tal intento. Dialoga-se com alguns intérpretes do estoicismo senequiano ao longo do trabalho, sobretudo no enfoque das Cartas a Lucílio. Ao final, ao clarificar a questão, busca-se aproximar o seu pensamento com a atualidade do tema

En los manuscritos 7901 y 7902 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Madrid se nos han conservado unos "Fragmenta ueterum scriptorum Latinorum", recopilados por el humanista español Antonio Agustín (1517-1586. Tras los fragmentos de algunos poetas latinos se nos han transmitido algunos comentarios métricos y textuales, elaborados por el humanista italiano Gabriele Faerno (1510-1561). El objetivo de nuestro trabajo es analizar las aportaciones de estos humanistas a la Crítica Textual de los fragmentos de Lucilio. / In the manuscripts 7901 and 702 from the Biblioteca Nacional of Madrid we find a collection of "Fragmenta ueterum scriptorum Latinorum" gathered by the Spanish humanist Antonio Agustín (1517-1586). After the fragments of some poets there are some metrical and textual notes to the fragments, written by the Italian humanist Gabriele Faerno (1510-1561). The aim of our work is to analyze the contributions of these scholars to the textual criticism of Lucilius' fragments.

"Are the Letters of Horace Satires?" (Hendrickson 1897: 313). In response to this question, this thesis investigates whether Horace's Sermones and Epistulae 1 all belong to the genre of satura. Ancient and modern evidence from the use of the terms Sermones, Epistulae, and satura, is surveyed, and is found to be inconclusive, but not to preclude Epist. 1 as satura. The nature of specifically Horatian satura is ascertained from the text of Serm. 1, especially Serm. 1.1 and the explicitly literary Serm. 1.4 and 1.10. The redefinition of Lucilian satura, and its political implications are also considered. To confirm Epist. 1 as satura a sequential reading of the three libelli is undertaken, tracing the evolution of the theme of locus: place, both as geographical location, and as status, place in the social hierarchy, in the context of the socio-political environment of the time of composition. Serm. 1.1 as a programmatic poem is shown to establish Epicurean moderation as a prerequisite for a vita beata. In Serm. 1 Horace's status as client-poet of Maecenas and Octavian initially permits this ideal lifestyle in the Urbs. The misperceptions of outsiders lead to a preference for a life of Epicurean quietude in the rus in Serm. 2, although Horace's aequanimitas is disturbed by urban officia, and abuse of libertas dicendi associated particularly with Stoicism. The ideal of rural withdrawal is reinforced in Epist. 1 through an exploration of appropriate behaviour in relationships with potentes amici. Horace's addressees cover the entire range of the social hierarchy, and in his letters he utilizes the arguments of moral philosophy, thus reconciling poetry and philosophy. He achieves a pragmatic compromise whereby he can enjoy libertas in his role as a poet, while acknowledging that personal libertas and true aequanimitas are still to be attained.