NOTE A PROP. 2, 34, 91-92: LA ‘CATABASI’ DI GALLO

A Propertian distich (2,34,91-92) moves tribute to Cornelius Gallus, referring to his tragic death and poetry. This work analyzes some of the numerous loci paralleli reported for the passage, in the light of the Virgilian evidences (ecl. 6, ecl. 10) about a poet who preceded Propertius in the subjective Elegy, and even preceded Virgil: it is likely that, following the example of Euphorion and other Greek models, Gallus composed pastoral and mythological poems. The affectivity and mysticism, which are present in the intertextuality, lead to suppose that he might have dealt with objective themes and examples, taking the role of divinus poeta, and sometimes perhaps of Orpheus.