No. 2 (2021): Una / Κοινῇ - Rivista di studi sul classico e sulla sua ricezione nella letteratura italiana moderna e contemporanea
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Hadrian and Antinous: the fascination of beauty survives death

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  • Cristiana Roffi
Cristiana Roffi
Università degli Studi di Trento
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Published December 27, 2021
Keywords
  • Antinous,
  • Hadrian,
  • Historia Augusta,
  • Yourcenar
How to Cite
Roffi, C. (2021). Hadrian and Antinous: the fascination of beauty survives death. Una Κοινῇ - Magazine of Studies on the Classic and Its Reception in Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature, (2), 194-213. Retrieved from https://unakoine.it/index.php/unaK/article/view/77

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Abstract

This article examines the relationship between Hadrian and Antinous, his young male lover. After his premature death in 130 A.D., he became one of the most collectable portrait types: Antinous’s identity soon became an objet d’art and was associated with youthful deities such as Dionysus, Osiris and seductive heroes such as Attis. A special attention was paid to the literary and cultural reception of this historic figure and the endless fascination that his beauty inspires.

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