The aim of this essay is to analyze a capite ad calcem the figure of Giton in the Satyricon by Petronius, unveiling the connection between some features of the ancient Greco-Roman tragedy and the passages where the ephebe is the main character. Beside the thematic and intertextual examination, a clinical psicho-diagnostic interpretation will be exposed: the manifestations of Giton’s furor will be read in the light of the Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) – DSM-5. The purpose of this writing is to highlight how the tragic references used by Petronius have a cultural mediation function in criticizing costumes and mores.
I coturni ‘bucati’ di Gitone: libido, furor e tempus lugendi
Pietro Vesentin
2021
Abstract
The aim of this essay is to analyze a capite ad calcem the figure of Giton in the Satyricon by Petronius, unveiling the connection between some features of the ancient Greco-Roman tragedy and the passages where the ephebe is the main character. Beside the thematic and intertextual examination, a clinical psicho-diagnostic interpretation will be exposed: the manifestations of Giton’s furor will be read in the light of the Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) – DSM-5. The purpose of this writing is to highlight how the tragic references used by Petronius have a cultural mediation function in criticizing costumes and mores.
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