Dall’epica al romanzo. Achille Tazio e l’Iliade

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Articolo

Rivista

AEVUM ANTIQUUM

Fascicolo

AEVUM ANTIQUUM - 2020 - 20

Titolo

Dall’epica al romanzo. Achille Tazio e l’Iliade

From Epic to the Novel. Achilles Tatius and the Iliad

Autore

Luca Graverini

Editore

Vita e Pensiero

Formato

Articolo |

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Online da

10-2021

Doi

10.26350/020747_000074

Issn

1121-8932 (stampa) | 1827-7861 (digitale)

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Achilles Tatius’ Leukippe and Kleitophon quotes Homer less frequently than other Greek novels, but it often refers to the epic tradition in a subtle and sophisticated way. A few intertexts suggest that gender issues (such as role exchanges between men and women) and cultural mediations (other texts, literary genres, or figurative arts providing a bridge between epic and the novel) are important elements in the evolution of an epic hero into a novelistic character. Parallels with the Homeric scholia show that Achilles Tatius’ writing style can combine learning and humour, two of the most important features of the ‘heroism’ of some of his characters.