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The myth of Narcissus as an example of the sublime in classical literature and art
| Resumo: | This paper aims to give an overview of the Narcissus myth in classical culture. Second, taking Dionysus Longin’s theory of the Sublime as a methodological argument, this paper intends to demonstrate how a poet and a sophist, both inspired by the same myth, achieve in their way a form of Sublime where ingenium and ars, physis and techne combined aesthetically. For this, the study focuses on the Augustan Era, where the first Greek and Latin versions of the myth emerge, taking Ovid’s Metamorphoses as the main reference. In a second stage, the study will focus on the Dynasty of Severus and the cultural circle of Julia Domna, where Flavius Philostratus, author of Eikones, stands out. If we owe Ovid one of the most beautiful poetic recreations of the Narcissus myth, Philostratus is due to the merit of having converted a painting of Narcissus into a work of literary art, using the ekphrasis. |
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| Autores principais: | Pena, Abel N. |
| Assunto: | Narciso Mito Literatura Arte Sublime Narcissus Myth Literature Art Sublime |
| Ano: | 2021 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Departamento de Línguas e Culturas da Universidade de Aveiro |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Forma Breve |
| Resumo: | This paper aims to give an overview of the Narcissus myth in classical culture. Second, taking Dionysus Longin’s theory of the Sublime as a methodological argument, this paper intends to demonstrate how a poet and a sophist, both inspired by the same myth, achieve in their way a form of Sublime where ingenium and ars, physis and techne combined aesthetically. For this, the study focuses on the Augustan Era, where the first Greek and Latin versions of the myth emerge, taking Ovid’s Metamorphoses as the main reference. In a second stage, the study will focus on the Dynasty of Severus and the cultural circle of Julia Domna, where Flavius Philostratus, author of Eikones, stands out. If we owe Ovid one of the most beautiful poetic recreations of the Narcissus myth, Philostratus is due to the merit of having converted a painting of Narcissus into a work of literary art, using the ekphrasis. |
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