Titolo Rocco Scotellaro traduttore di Mimnermo Periodico Strumenti critici Anno: 2025 - Volume: 167 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 141 - Pagina finale: 147
Often mistakenly labeled a 'peasant poet', the Lucanian Rocco Scotellaro (1923 1953) was, in fact, a refined classicist. This article examines his early translation, "Il viaggio del sole" ('The Sun’s Journey'), of a fragment by Mimnermus, revealing it as a true and creative rewriting. A detailed comparison of the Greek and Italian verses addresses and seeks to resolve a critical crux in the Italian rendition, which had been previously noted by scholars.