Ausonius’s Mosella appears to exploit a possible wordplay between Latin ictus and Greek ἰχθύς. The present (little) article argues that the significance of this bilingual pun is not merely intertextual but is also closely tied to Ausonius’ attempt to transform the reader’s way of seeing nature – both from the outside and from within.
Loutsch, M. (2026). Sur un jeu de mots poissonnier dans la <i>Moselle</i> d’Ausone. Symbolae Osloenses. Published. https://doi.org/10.1080/00397679.2026.2714677 (Original work published 2026)