AS RELAÇÕES DIRETAS DE PODER ENQUANTO INSTRUMENTO ANALÍTICO PARA A COMPREENSÃO DA POBREZA NO SATYRICON DE PETRÔNIO

Abstract

This article reports the partial results of a broader research that tried to grasp the construction promoted by Petronius to characterize the poor free characters and their social action strategies. In order to carry out such an examination, the analytical propositions based on class and rank(Stand) were considered insufficient, and thus we deepened the discussion promoted by english-speaking authors about direct power relationships. This alternative, although not free from problems, offers interesting opportunities for the understanding of the changing and complex universe of Roman lower social sectors. It is the result of the critical examination of this alternative that we intend to synthesize throughout this paper.