Blandiri officium meretricium est: prostitutes’ seduction strategies in Plautine comedy
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Resumo: | As usually occurs within the appreciation of the characters of Titus Macius Plautus’s (c. 204-184 b.C.) comedies, the prostitutes (meretrices) tend to be reduced to caricatural stereotypes. However, this simplified interpretation contrasts in a certain way with the main characteristics normally attributed to this exuberant female stock character-type in the fabula palliata: the blanditia. This quality involves the subtle techniques of seduction – revealed by means of their speech. Considering selected passages of Bacchides, Casina and Menaechmus, we regard two important aspects in the representation of the prostitutes’ blanditia. On one hand, the use of animal images to qualify the prostitutes and also their discourses. On the other hand, a game involving hiding and revealing that is associated with the meretrices’ speeches and with what surrounds them. The goal of this investigation is to discuss how the representation of the capacity to persuade and to subvert positions of this stock character-type is affected by these aspects. |
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Blandiri officium meretricium est: prostitutes’ seduction strategies in Plautine comedyBlandiri officium meretricium est: estratégias de persuasão das meretrizes na comédia plautinaPlautusfabula palliataprostitutesdiscourseeroticism.Plautocomédia palliatacortesãsdiscursoerotismo.As usually occurs within the appreciation of the characters of Titus Macius Plautus’s (c. 204-184 b.C.) comedies, the prostitutes (meretrices) tend to be reduced to caricatural stereotypes. However, this simplified interpretation contrasts in a certain way with the main characteristics normally attributed to this exuberant female stock character-type in the fabula palliata: the blanditia. This quality involves the subtle techniques of seduction – revealed by means of their speech. Considering selected passages of Bacchides, Casina and Menaechmus, we regard two important aspects in the representation of the prostitutes’ blanditia. On one hand, the use of animal images to qualify the prostitutes and also their discourses. On the other hand, a game involving hiding and revealing that is associated with the meretrices’ speeches and with what surrounds them. The goal of this investigation is to discuss how the representation of the capacity to persuade and to subvert positions of this stock character-type is affected by these aspects. Como costuma ocorrer na apreciação da maioria dos personagens das comédias de Tito Mácio Plauto (séc. III-II a.C.), as meretrizes (meretrices) tendem a ser reduzidas a tipos caricaturais. No entanto essa redução contrasta de certa forma com a visão da principal característica ressaltada nesse exuberante personagem na comédia paliata (fabula palliata): sua blanditia, atributo que envolve sua sutil capacidade de sedução por meio da fala. Observando passagens selecionadas das peças Báquides, Cásina e Menecmos, destacamos dois aspectos que consideramos importantes para a representação da blanditia das meretrizes. O primeiro é o uso de imagens de animais para qualificar a própria cortesã e também seu discurso. O segundo é um jogo entre ocultar e revelar, que, a nosso ver, é associado ao discurso da meretriz e ao ambiente que a rodeia. Procuramos apontar como, na comédia palliata, esses recursos influenciam na representação da capacidade que esse tipo de personagem feminino tem de persuadir e, até mesmo, de inverter posições, num jogo que envolve os papéis típicos desse gênero dramático. Universidade Estadual De Maringá2017-07-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/3247110.4025/actascilangcult.v39i3.32471Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; Vol 39 No 3 (2017); 273-279Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; v. 39 n. 3 (2017); 273-2791983-46831983-4675reponame:Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)instacron:UEMporhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/32471/pdfCopyright (c) 2017 Acta Scientiarum. Language and Cultureinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRocha, Carol Martins da2022-02-17T22:23:38Zoai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/32471Revistahttp://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCultPUBhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/oai||actalan@uem.br1983-46831983-4675opendoar:2022-02-17T22:23:38Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)false |
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Blandiri officium meretricium est: prostitutes’ seduction strategies in Plautine comedy Blandiri officium meretricium est: estratégias de persuasão das meretrizes na comédia plautina |
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Blandiri officium meretricium est: prostitutes’ seduction strategies in Plautine comedy |
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Blandiri officium meretricium est: prostitutes’ seduction strategies in Plautine comedy Rocha, Carol Martins da Plautus fabula palliata prostitutes discourse eroticism. Plauto comédia palliata cortesãs discurso erotismo. |
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Blandiri officium meretricium est: prostitutes’ seduction strategies in Plautine comedy |
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Blandiri officium meretricium est: prostitutes’ seduction strategies in Plautine comedy |
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Blandiri officium meretricium est: prostitutes’ seduction strategies in Plautine comedy |
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Blandiri officium meretricium est: prostitutes’ seduction strategies in Plautine comedy |
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Blandiri officium meretricium est: prostitutes’ seduction strategies in Plautine comedy |
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Rocha, Carol Martins da |
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Rocha, Carol Martins da |
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Rocha, Carol Martins da |
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Plautus fabula palliata prostitutes discourse eroticism. Plauto comédia palliata cortesãs discurso erotismo. |
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Plautus fabula palliata prostitutes discourse eroticism. Plauto comédia palliata cortesãs discurso erotismo. |
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As usually occurs within the appreciation of the characters of Titus Macius Plautus’s (c. 204-184 b.C.) comedies, the prostitutes (meretrices) tend to be reduced to caricatural stereotypes. However, this simplified interpretation contrasts in a certain way with the main characteristics normally attributed to this exuberant female stock character-type in the fabula palliata: the blanditia. This quality involves the subtle techniques of seduction – revealed by means of their speech. Considering selected passages of Bacchides, Casina and Menaechmus, we regard two important aspects in the representation of the prostitutes’ blanditia. On one hand, the use of animal images to qualify the prostitutes and also their discourses. On the other hand, a game involving hiding and revealing that is associated with the meretrices’ speeches and with what surrounds them. The goal of this investigation is to discuss how the representation of the capacity to persuade and to subvert positions of this stock character-type is affected by these aspects. |
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