The simile in early Greek melic poetry
The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the construction and functions of similes in early Greek melic poetry. To this end, it approaches some formal aspects of the simile and focuses on three fragments, Sappho’s 96 (Voigt), Stesichorus’ 19 (Davies & Finglass), Ibycus’s S151 (Davies), a...
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2021
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/phaos/article/view/15557 |
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| Summary: | The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the construction and functions of similes in early Greek melic poetry. To this end, it approaches some formal aspects of the simile and focuses on three fragments, Sappho’s 96 (Voigt), Stesichorus’ 19 (Davies & Finglass), Ibycus’s S151 (Davies), and Bacchylides’ Epinician 5. In its argument, it takes into account the difficulties presented by the fragmentary condition of the songs and by the many possibilities of their performance, and the particularities of the compositions, which may not only reflect the traditional poetic language of the period, present as well in early Greek hexameter poetry but also reframe traditional images and myths. |
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| ISSN: | 1676-3076 |
