Discourse and Silence in Martianus Capella’s De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii
Julieta Cardigni
&#x0D; The present paper analyzes Martianus Capella’s De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii from a generic point of view, departing Systemic Functional Linguistics, in order to establish parody as its main feature, consistence with adscription Menippean Satire. As result, we expect prove that is attacking discourse and discursive knowledge, proposing silence an alternative category for the characterization transcendence truth. This perspective intends show Satire which subverts all values exposed along work, turn ing thus into anti-didactic text.&#x0D;
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