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Historical reality and literature: The ridicule of old age in Rome
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López Pulido, A. (2022). Historical reality and literature: The ridicule of old age in Rome.
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Autor
López-Pulido, Alfonso
Institución
Resumen
Literature is a magnificent way of knowing the reality of life, even when it presents a modified
version through the use of fantasy, hyperbole, literary resources, and a host of different elements.
Through literature, we can glimpse and therefore identify many aspects of what constituted
daily life and the concerns, desires, and aspirations of the society of the time. These
aspects make literature a valuable instrument for gaining an understanding, albeit indirectly, of
historical reality as a whole, and of old age in this particular case; more specifically, the ridicule
suffered by the elderly in ancient Rome and the respect they received.