Series | Antiquity Studies
Edited book | ΦΑΙΔΙΜΟΣ ΕΚΤΩΡ
Chapter | Rewriting Homer: Dictys, Septimius and the (Re-)shaping of the Trojan War Material
Abstract
The present paper deals with variation in and (re-)use of ancient sources, chiefly epics, in the fictional chronicle of the Trojan War composed by ‘Dictys of Crete’ and its Latin adaptation, the Ephemeris belli Troiani, by a certain L. Septimius, both dating to the Roman Empire. I discuss how the authors of these texts used inconsistencies in the literary tradition and their own invention to characterise the heroes of the Trojan War in ways that ‘correct’ Homer and allow insertion of adventure and ‘romance’.
Submitted: May 17, 2021 | Accepted: June 23, 2021 | Published Dec. 16, 2021 | Language: en
Keywords Dictys of Crete • Homer • Romance • Dares the Phrygian • Trojan War • Second Sophistic
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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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ECF_chapter_6541 |
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Kaczko Sara |
dc.title |
Rewriting Homer: Dictys, Septimius and the (Re-)shaping of the Trojan War Material |
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Chapter |
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en |
dc.description.abstract |
The present paper deals with variation in and (re-)use of ancient sources, chiefly epics, in the fictional chronicle of the Trojan War composed by ‘Dictys of Crete’ and its Latin adaptation, the Ephemeris belli Troiani, by a certain L. Septimius, both dating to the Roman Empire. I discuss how the authors of these texts used inconsistencies in the literary tradition and their own invention to characterise the heroes of the Trojan War in ways that ‘correct’ Homer and allow insertion of adventure and ‘romance’. |
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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 |
dc.issued |
2021-12-16 |
dc.dateAccepted |
2021-06-23 |
dc.dateSubmitted |
2021-05-17 |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-549-0/rewriting-homer-dictys-septimius-and-the-re-shapin/ |
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10.30687/978-88-6969-548-3/026 |
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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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open |
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no |
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Dares the Phrygian |
dc.subject |
Dares the Phrygian |
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Dictys of Crete |
dc.subject |
Dictys of Crete |
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Homer |
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Homer |
dc.subject |
Romance |
dc.subject |
Romance |
dc.subject |
Second Sophistic |
dc.subject |
Second Sophistic |
dc.subject |
Trojan War |
dc.subject |
Trojan War |
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