The recent papyrological discoveries have considerably enriched our knowledge of Aeolic lyric. In particular, they have reopened the debate about the relations between the Aeolic poets and epic poetry. The purpose of this dissertation is to provide a study of the epic material which can be found in the fragments of Sappho and Alcaeus, in order to identify the epic poetry circulating on the isle of Lesbos at the turn of the 7th and 6th centuries. Taking into account the related methodological issues, this research confirms, on the one hand, some conclusions already expressed by other scholars; on the other hand, it opens up new perspectives. In particular, whilst it is substantially confirmed that Sappho and Alcaeus knew the Iliad, the so-called Brothers Poem by Sappho, published in 2014, presents many elements which strenghten the hypotesis of the two poets knowing the Odissey – which was previously impossible to verify. As a further result, it is once more proved that a large amount of lost epic poetry was available to Sappho and Alcaeus.
Le scoperte papiracee degli ultimi anni hanno arricchito notevolmente la conoscenza della lirica eolica. In particolare, esse hanno riacceso il dibattito sui rapporti tra Saffo e Alceo e la poesia epica. Lo scopo di questa tesi è offrire uno studio del materiale epico presente nei frammenti di Saffo e Alceo, al fine di individuare quale poesia epica circolasse sull’isola di Lesbo tra VII e VI sec. a.C. Prendendo in considerazione le relative problematiche metodologiche, la presente ricerca conferma da una parte alcune conclusioni già formulate da altri studiosi, dall’altra apre nuove prospettive. In particolare, mentre risulta sostanzialmente confermata la conoscenza dell’Iliade da parte di Saffo e Alceo, il cosiddetto Carme dei fratelli di Saffo, pubblicato nel 2014, presenta molti elementi a favore della conoscenza dell’Odissea da parte dei due lirici, prima ritentua non verificabile. Il panorama della poesia epica oggi perduta nota a Saffo e Alceo si conferma molto vasto.
LA LIRICA LESBIA E LA TRADIZIONE EPICA. SCOPERTE DI TESTI E NUOVE PROSPETTIVE
SIRONI, FRANCESCO
2019
Abstract
The recent papyrological discoveries have considerably enriched our knowledge of Aeolic lyric. In particular, they have reopened the debate about the relations between the Aeolic poets and epic poetry. The purpose of this dissertation is to provide a study of the epic material which can be found in the fragments of Sappho and Alcaeus, in order to identify the epic poetry circulating on the isle of Lesbos at the turn of the 7th and 6th centuries. Taking into account the related methodological issues, this research confirms, on the one hand, some conclusions already expressed by other scholars; on the other hand, it opens up new perspectives. In particular, whilst it is substantially confirmed that Sappho and Alcaeus knew the Iliad, the so-called Brothers Poem by Sappho, published in 2014, presents many elements which strenghten the hypotesis of the two poets knowing the Odissey – which was previously impossible to verify. As a further result, it is once more proved that a large amount of lost epic poetry was available to Sappho and Alcaeus.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14242/173635
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