Discapacidad, agencia y asistencia en dos cartas de Plinio el JovenCorelio Rufo (Ep. 1.12) y Domicio Tulo (Ep. 8.18)
ISSN: 1699-6003
Year of publication: 2023
Issue: 67
Pages: 242-261
Type: Article
More publications in: Cultura de los cuidados: Revista de Enfermería y Humanidades
Abstract
This article discusses the experience of disability in ancient Rome through the letters Ep. 1.12 and Ep. 8.18 of Pliny the Younger (1st-2nd centuries CE). The main characters of these letters, Corellius Rufus and Domitius Tullus, were two senators with reduced mobility and assisted in their daily tasks by relatives and enslaved people. Based on the methodology provided by Disability Studies, we analyse the agency of the subjects of study as disabled people, as well as the role that assistance played in their lives and how their environment conditioned their life decisions. Finally, we address Pliny the Younger's personal perspective and the bias this may entail when interpreting the meaning of the letters.
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