Los juegos en la poética de Julio César Escalígero.
- Luque Moreno, Jesús (coord.)
- Rincón González, María Dolores (coord.)
- Velázquez Soriano, Isabel (coord.)
Publisher: Sociedad de Estudios Latinos ; Servicio de Publicaciones ; Universidad de Granada
ISBN: 978-84-338-5374-5
Year of publication: 2010
Pages: 881-886
Type: Book chapter
Abstract
The First Book of Scaliger's Poetices Libri Septem devotes 18 of its 57 chapters to the ancient athletic games which the author describes as "fables without words". According to Scaliger, their origin would lie in sheppherds' occasional celebrations that later turned to competition. Possible reasons for including games in the Poetices are discussed.