- Tytuł:
- Stoic Caricature in Lucian’s De astrologia: Verisimilitude As Comedy
- Autorzy:
- McNamara, Charles
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/938316.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2013
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
- Tematy:
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Lucian
astrology
astronomy
Stoicism
rhetoric - Opis:
- The inclusion of De astrologia in the Lucianic corpus has been disputed for centuries since it appears to defend astrological practices that Lucian elsewhere undercuts. This paper argues for Lucian’s authorship by illustrating its masterful subversion of a captatio benevolentiae and subtle rejection of Stoic astrological practices. The narrator begins the text by blaming phony astrologers and their erroneous predictions for inciting others to “denounce the stars and hate astrology” (ἄστρων τε κατηγοροῦσιν καὶ αὐτὴν στρολογίην μισέουσιν, 2). The narrator assures readers that he, the knowledgeable astrologer, will correct for the “stupidity and laziness” (μαθίῃ καὶ ῥαθυμίῃ, ibid.) that bring about false predictions. The narrator’s credibility quickly decays when he attempts to recast Orpheus, Bellerophon, Icarus, Daedalus, and a host of other mythological figures as Greek astrologers. Lucian’s audience would expect such far-fetched interpretations of myth from the stereotypical Stoic philosopher, a character lampooned elsewhere in the Lucianic corpus.
- Źródło:
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Peitho. Examina Antiqua; 2013, 4, 1; 235-253
2082-7539 - Pojawia się w:
- Peitho. Examina Antiqua
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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