Posts Tagged by epic
POxy XXX 2513: Iphigenia in the Corinthiaca of Eumelus
| May 9, 2012 | Posted by Andrea Debiasi under Blog, Epigraphy/Papyrology, Language/Literature, Mythology/Religion |
What follows is the text of the presentation I gave on the occasion of the CHS Research Symposium (April 28, 2012). I am glad to post it here, since I find it representative of the type of research on Eumelus I could conduct in this very special and conducive environment. A more detailed discussion on this topic will appear soon in a scholarly journal. I take advantage of this post to thank the entire Staff of the CHS as well as my fellow Fellows for their support, assistance and friendship. * In a 2003 essay, I argued for an early date of the epic fragment preserved in POxy LIII 3698 (2nd century) [1]. Its Argonautic subject features both Orpheus and Mopsus: the former plays the lyre [2] the latter delivers a prophetic speech concerning the wedding between Medea and Jason. This fits very well the Corinthiaca of Eumelus. Moreover, the… more
On the “norm of the polyp” in early Greek epic
| February 27, 2012 | Posted by Andrea Debiasi under Blog, Language/Literature |
During my research talk one week ago (02/23/2012), I discussed the outcomes of a study I have conducted at the CHS on a specific epic fragment. In this post I wish to present, in a condensed form, some of these points by fulfilling at the same time the promise I made in the previous post to touch on the Alcmeonis. The starting point is an epic fragment [1] containing the first formulation of the so-called “norm of the polyp”: The sources report the lines as anonymous, although Antigonus, by mentioning generically “the poet’” seems to imply an Homeric authorship. Such lines are included in the modern editions of the Greek epic fragments, where they are either recorded under the voice “Homerus” (fr. 3 Davies) or ascribed tentatively to the Cyclic epic Thebais (fr. 4 Berbabé = 8* West). The attribution to the Thebais may receive some support by the fact that… more
Toward a commented edition of Eumelus
| January 31, 2012 | Posted by Andrea Debiasi under Blog, Epigraphy/Papyrology, History, Language/Literature |
Similar to other fellows, in my first post I am presenting my main research project. In the course of nearly a decade, the interest in and knowledge about the epic material attributed to Eumelus of Corinth has grown remarkably. On this area, I myself have endeavored to contribute via a series of studies beginning in 2003 to the present, including the monograph L’epica perduta. Eumelo, il Ciclo, l’occidente (Rome, «L’Erma» di Bretschneider, 2004). Now I feel the time is ripe to draft an edition that assembles the testimonia and fragments of Eumelus with a detailed introduction and commentary. The task is fairly compelling considering the absence of such a comprehensive resource in the current literature of studies on Greek epics. The commented edition I propose will consider the latest exegetical essays and some conjectural accounts of attribution (mostly mine) that considerably enrich the material collected in the modern editions (without… more
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