In this article the declamatory themes, both Greek and Latin, concerning cases of poisoning are listed and classified. The classification is based on narratological criteria: themes are considered as narrative microtexts and categorized according to the characters recurring in such micro - stories. Also relevant for classification are some morphological structures (“morphemes”), which are repeated and combined in both Greek and Latin declamatory themes. Bilingual themes show a common imagery, also shared by the most “realistic” genres of literary tradition (such as the novel and historiography): so declamatory themes can be seen as embryonic narrative texts, whose accomplished form is often documented within Imperial - age literature. Regarding “monolingual” themes (solely documented in either of the two languages), the relationship with the law shows some difference: on the Latin side, where a direct comparison with juridical texts is possible, remarkable similarities appear between declamatory themes and legal cases. Also juridical texts can be considered a micro-narrative form, since they share with declamatory themes not only logical schemes, but also narrative structure.
Titolo: | CASES OF POISONING IN GREEK AND ROMAN DECLAMATION |
Autore/i: | PASETTI, LUCIA |
Autore/i Unibo: | |
Anno: | 2015 |
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Titolo del libro: | Law and Ethics in Greek and Roman Declamation |
Pagina iniziale: | 155 |
Pagina finale: | 199 |
Abstract: | In this article the declamatory themes, both Greek and Latin, concerning cases of poisoning are listed and classified. The classification is based on narratological criteria: themes are considered as narrative microtexts and categorized according to the characters recurring in such micro - stories. Also relevant for classification are some morphological structures (“morphemes”), which are repeated and combined in both Greek and Latin declamatory themes. Bilingual themes show a common imagery, also shared by the most “realistic” genres of literary tradition (such as the novel and historiography): so declamatory themes can be seen as embryonic narrative texts, whose accomplished form is often documented within Imperial - age literature. Regarding “monolingual” themes (solely documented in either of the two languages), the relationship with the law shows some difference: on the Latin side, where a direct comparison with juridical texts is possible, remarkable similarities appear between declamatory themes and legal cases. Also juridical texts can be considered a micro-narrative form, since they share with declamatory themes not only logical schemes, but also narrative structure. |
Data stato definitivo: | 9-lug-2016 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 2.01 Capitolo / saggio in libro |