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Weaving “Catullan” song: Achilles’ performances in Statius’ Achilleid

Kozák, Dániel (2017) Weaving “Catullan” song: Achilles’ performances in Statius’ Achilleid. Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 56 (1). pp. 65-80. ISSN 0044-5975

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Abstract

It has already been discussed in Statian scholarship that Achilles’ first song in the Achilleid has close intertextual ties to Catullus’ Carmen 64, the epyllion about the wedding of Achilles’ parents. My aim in this paper is to show that this special intertextual relationship with Catullus 64 is not confined to Achilles’ first song, but extends to the other two passages as well, where the hero is presented as a singer (1. 572–583 and 2. 157–158). In all three cases, furthermore, the intertextual connection is strengthened by the use of weaving metaphors, which were also of central importance in Catullus’ epyllion.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia
Depositing User: Erika Bilicsi
Date Deposited: 21 Jun 2017 07:59
Last Modified: 31 Mar 2019 00:15
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/55229

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