Key term for OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation, used in Literary Sources.
A 'polite refusal'; a literary device used by poets to explain why they cannot write a specific work requested by a patron.
recusatio appears in OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation revision content for Roman City Life, especially Literary Sources and Literature Study Requirements.
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