Series | Antiquity Studies
Edited book | ΦΑΙΔΙΜΟΣ ΕΚΤΩΡ
Chapter | Forgotten Scholarship: Gustav Adolf Schöll, Herodotus, and Greek Oracular Poetry
Abstract
Schöll’s thesis that there was a network of epic narratives with legendary and oracular contents written by chresmologues and prophets can no longer be supported. We should admit, instead, that the oracular stories about the local past that Schöll most acutely detected were in most cases handed down by work of mouth. Oral tradition – or, rather, ‘semi-oral’ – must be given pre-eminence over chresmological epic. Still, Schöll had insights of the greatest importance concerning the oracular tradition in Herodotus. Today, we can realise it far better than the philologists of his times and the great scholars of Herodotus who came after him have been able to do.
Submitted: May 17, 2021 | Accepted: June 23, 2021 | Published Dec. 16, 2021 | Language: it
Keywords Oracular poetry • Delphic verse oracles • Local traditions • Herodotus
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In limine
Poesia esametrica arcaica
Lirica
Tragedia
Poesia ellenistica tarda
Prosa
Poesia latina
Linguistica e storia degli studi
A mo’ di conclusione
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Giangiulio Maurizio |
dc.title |
Forgotten Scholarship: Gustav Adolf Schöll, Herodotus, and Greek Oracular Poetry |
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Chapter |
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it |
dc.description.abstract |
Schöll’s thesis that there was a network of epic narratives with legendary and oracular contents written by chresmologues and prophets can no longer be supported. We should admit, instead, that the oracular stories about the local past that Schöll most acutely detected were in most cases handed down by work of mouth. Oral tradition – or, rather, ‘semi-oral’ – must be given pre-eminence over chresmological epic. Still, Schöll had insights of the greatest importance concerning the oracular tradition in Herodotus. Today, we can realise it far better than the philologists of his times and the great scholars of Herodotus who came after him have been able to do. |
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Antiquity Studies |
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Filologia e letteratura |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari |
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2021-12-16 |
dc.dateAccepted |
2021-06-23 |
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2021-05-17 |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-549-0/forgotten-scholarship-gustav-adolf-scholl-herodotu/ |
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10.30687/978-88-6969-548-3/033 |
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2610-8828 |
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2610-9344 |
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978-88-6969-549-0 |
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978-88-6969-548-3 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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with fulltext |
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no |
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Delphic verse oracles |
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Delphic verse oracles |
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Herodotus |
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Herodotus |
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Local traditions |
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Local traditions |
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Oracular poetry |
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Oracular poetry |
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