El proemio de los "Relatos pastoriles" de Longo y sus modelos épicos
- Miralles, Carles (hom.)
- Jufresa, Montserrat (coord.)
- Mestre, Francesca (coord.)
Editorial: Societat Catalana d'Estudis Clàssics ; Institut d'Estudis Catalans
ISBN: 978-84-9965-628-1
Año de publicación: 2021
Páginas: 503-520
Tipo: Capítulo de Libro
Resumen
This paper focuses on the analysis of the proemium of Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe, by reviewing its sources and literary models, and emphasizing the way Longus combines and transforms its models. Firstly, we underline the importance of hypotexts such as Thucydides and Plato, to proceed with the study of Longus’ particular connection with the epic proemia and hymnic tradition. We also compare Longus’ proemium with Oppian and Menander’s rhetorical theory, and conclude with a few remarks on the didactic purpose and the cathartic function of this preface.