RATIONES RERUM 24: Articolo Cristiano Luciani

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Rationes Rerum 24

CRISTIANO LUCIANI
Kavafis e la cultura latina: indagine preliminare

If the exploration of the “Greek” side of Cavafy’ poetic inspiration can be immediately taken for granted, less taken for granted – not to say strongly limited, always in the sphere of ἀρχαιογνωσία (knowledge of ancient culture) – seems to have been the attention paid to the role of Latin culture. This topic, on the contrary, becomes a full part of the Alexandrian poet’s background and demonstrates functions that are anything but secondary, albeit through the mediation of translations from French or English. In this “preliminary investigation” the article tries to highlight, as far as possible, every form of reference by the poet of Alexandria to Latin authors and historical figures, down to simple and occasional aphoristic allusions.