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Epic Echoes in Aeschylus’ and Sophocles’ Pastoral Satirical Drama
| Resumo: | The space and pastoral characters of the only fully preserved satirical drama, Euripides’ Cyclops, have been studied in relation to their Homeric hypotext, even thoughthis line of research hasn’t been applied to fragmentary satirical dramas. This article argues that the pastoral elements found in Aeschylus and Sophocles draw on a literary tradition in which the portrait of the shepherd and the landscape descend from epic poetry, especially Homer’s. |
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| Autores principais: | Jiménez Justicia, Lorena |
| Assunto: | Drama satírico pastores tradição literária épica Satirical drama shepherds literary tradition epic Drama satírico pastores tradición literaria épica Drame satyrique berger tradition littéraire épique |
| Ano: | 2016 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Aveiro |
| Idioma: | espanhol |
| Origem: | Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate |
| Resumo: | The space and pastoral characters of the only fully preserved satirical drama, Euripides’ Cyclops, have been studied in relation to their Homeric hypotext, even thoughthis line of research hasn’t been applied to fragmentary satirical dramas. This article argues that the pastoral elements found in Aeschylus and Sophocles draw on a literary tradition in which the portrait of the shepherd and the landscape descend from epic poetry, especially Homer’s. |
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