Las críticas misóginas a las matronas por medio de las meretrices en la comedia a comedia

  1. García Jurado, Francisco
Journal:
Cuadernos de filología clásica: Estudios latinos

ISSN: 1131-9062

Year of publication: 1993

Issue: 4

Pages: 39-48

Type: Article

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Abstract

The study of the main plautine passages allusive to the Oppian Law (Aul. 498- 536; Cpid. 222-235 and Poen. 210 sq.) allows us to stablish a correlation between the kind of woman alluded, matrona or meretrix, and the sort of adornment criticized, cultas ¿gold and purpure¿ or ornatus ¿bathing and cosmeties¿, respectively. This fact suggests the existence of two different discourses against feminine adornment in Latin commedy.