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December 21, 2020
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Ottobrini , T. (2020). Venetian epillio: above the poem Latin "Mare Nostrum" del p. Lorenzo Rocks. Una Κοινῇ - Magazine of Studies on the Classic and Its Reception in Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature, (1), 127-151. Retrieved from https://unakoine.it/index.php/unaK/article/view/37
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Abstract
The present contribution aims at exploring the often neglected Latin poetry of Lorenzo Rocci. The focus is on the poem Mare Nostrum, which might be considered an effective synthesis of his poetics. Drawing on accurate textual comparisons, the paper will show how Rocci’s poetic interest shifts from the heroism of Luigi Rizzo to the praises of Venice which in the guise of a new Rome, conquers unredeemed territories, leading to a renewed splendor of the eternal values of Latinitas in the present time.