Alejandro Abritta
Biographic Data
| ID | 5657625 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alejandro Abritta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alejandro |
| FAMILY NAME | Abritta |
| SIGNATURE | ABRITTA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Buenos Aires |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6121-8917 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
El uso de los pronombres de primera persona en Ilíada y su posible función como recurso poético
La forma ἐγώ se encuentra en Ilíada un extraordinario número de 213 veces, a razón de una vez cada 74 versos y, si se incluyen exclusivamente los de discurso directo, 1 vez cada 33. Para un lenguaje donde su presencia no es obligatoria, esta frecuencia del pronombre resulta bastante llamativa, y da lugar a una pregunta de notable importancia para nuestra comprensión del estilo homérico, a saber, si su uso es resultado de una conveniencia composit…
A new list of Iliadic wounds, deaths and acts of aggression
This paper presents a new, digital, and interactive list of wounds, deaths, and other acts of aggression in the Iliad. After an introduction, it discusses the state of the art in quantitative approaches to the subject. The following section presents the methodology for compiling the data, briefly establishing the criteria for the distribution of instances in each category. In the discussion, I compare the results with previous similar projects an…
To Split a Head in Two and Pop Out Eyeballs
The goal of the present paper is to show the plausibility of two groups of injuries in the Iliad, a skull “split in two” (Il. 16.412–14, 16.578–80, 20.386–87) and the famous popping out of the eyeballs of two warriors hit with a stone in the face (Il. 13.614–18, 16.733–42). Each type of wound is studied by contrasting the descriptions in the poem with current medical research. The conclusions reflect on the issue of realism in the Homeric poems a…
Problemas metodológicos y teóricos para una nueva traducción de la Ilíada
El objetivo del presente artículo es doble: demostrar la necesidad de una nueva traducción de la Ilíada a partir de un análisis de las características de las traducciones disponibles, y presentar algunas estrategias para la elaboración de esta nueva traducción utilizadas en el proyecto iliada.com.ar. Lo primero se consigue tomando en consideración no solo los criterios de traducción utilizados por los autores contemporáneos, sobre los que se real…
Concept of productive ambiguity with some examples from Iliad 2
The goal of this paper is to introduce and elucidate the concept of “productive ambiguity” for the study of Homeric poetry and other literary texts. After the introduction, I present a theoretical elucidation of the concept, starting from a general notion of ambiguity and identifying three features of productive ambiguity: its irresolvable character (no alternative can be ruled out on textual or linguistic grounds), its persistence (both alternat…
On the Role of Accent in Ancient Greek Poetry
In this paper, I set out to study the distribution of some accentual types of two different word shapes in the Homeric hexameter: iambs and iambic ending words and dactyls and dactylic ending words. Following Nagy 2000 and 2010 and David 2006, I start from the idea that accent has a role in Ancient Greek poetry, which has been corroborated in Abritta 2015 by studying the distribution of trochaic ending words. In the sections corresponding to each…
An Unknown Correlation in Hexametric Poetry and the Interpretation of the Brevis in Longo Principle
The goal of this paper is to show that (some) Ancient Greek hexametric poets were not indifferent to the quantity of the final syllable of the verse, by studying the correlation between that quantity and the different possible word ends in the fourth foot of the verse. The results of the study suggest that in some poets there was a certain preference for “rhythmic coherence” within the second colon, which indicates that, even if there was “compos…
On the Homeric Hymns and Prayer
The purpose of this paper is to study the possible relation between prayer and the long Homeric Hymns. The analysis centers on the beginnings and endings of these compositions, in which two of the traditional parts of prayer are found. The paper opens with a brief account of the problem, its goals and methodology. Then, after a general introduction on hymnody and prayer, the author analyzes two hymns, the Homeric Hymn to Delian Apollo and the Hom…
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On the Homeric Hymns and Prayer
The purpose of this paper is to study the possible relation between prayer and the long Homeric Hymns. The analysis centers on the beginnings and endings of these compositions, in which two of the traditional parts of prayer are found. The paper opens with a brief account of the problem, its goals and methodology. Then, after a general introduction on hymnody and prayer, the author analyzes two hymns, the Homeric Hymn to Delian Apollo and the Hom…
An Unknown Correlation in Hexametric Poetry and the Interpretation of the Brevis in Longo Principle
The goal of this paper is to show that (some) Ancient Greek hexametric poets were not indifferent to the quantity of the final syllable of the verse, by studying the correlation between that quantity and the different possible word ends in the fourth foot of the verse. The results of the study suggest that in some poets there was a certain preference for “rhythmic coherence” within the second colon, which indicates that, even if there was “compos…
On the Role of Accent in Ancient Greek Poetry
In this paper, I set out to study the distribution of some accentual types of two different word shapes in the Homeric hexameter: iambs and iambic ending words and dactyls and dactylic ending words. Following Nagy 2000 and 2010 and David 2006, I start from the idea that accent has a role in Ancient Greek poetry, which has been corroborated in Abritta 2015 by studying the distribution of trochaic ending words. In the sections corresponding to each…
Problemas metodológicos y teóricos para una nueva traducción de la Ilíada
El objetivo del presente artículo es doble: demostrar la necesidad de una nueva traducción de la Ilíada a partir de un análisis de las características de las traducciones disponibles, y presentar algunas estrategias para la elaboración de esta nueva traducción utilizadas en el proyecto iliada.com.ar. Lo primero se consigue tomando en consideración no solo los criterios de traducción utilizados por los autores contemporáneos, sobre los que se real…
Concept of productive ambiguity with some examples from Iliad 2
The goal of this paper is to introduce and elucidate the concept of “productive ambiguity” for the study of Homeric poetry and other literary texts. After the introduction, I present a theoretical elucidation of the concept, starting from a general notion of ambiguity and identifying three features of productive ambiguity: its irresolvable character (no alternative can be ruled out on textual or linguistic grounds), its persistence (both alternat…
To Split a Head in Two and Pop Out Eyeballs
The goal of the present paper is to show the plausibility of two groups of injuries in the Iliad, a skull “split in two” (Il. 16.412–14, 16.578–80, 20.386–87) and the famous popping out of the eyeballs of two warriors hit with a stone in the face (Il. 13.614–18, 16.733–42). Each type of wound is studied by contrasting the descriptions in the poem with current medical research. The conclusions reflect on the issue of realism in the Homeric poems a…
El uso de los pronombres de primera persona en Ilíada y su posible función como recurso poético
La forma ἐγώ se encuentra en Ilíada un extraordinario número de 213 veces, a razón de una vez cada 74 versos y, si se incluyen exclusivamente los de discurso directo, 1 vez cada 33. Para un lenguaje donde su presencia no es obligatoria, esta frecuencia del pronombre resulta bastante llamativa, y da lugar a una pregunta de notable importancia para nuestra comprensión del estilo homérico, a saber, si su uso es resultado de una conveniencia composit…
A new list of Iliadic wounds, deaths and acts of aggression
This paper presents a new, digital, and interactive list of wounds, deaths, and other acts of aggression in the Iliad. After an introduction, it discusses the state of the art in quantitative approaches to the subject. The following section presents the methodology for compiling the data, briefly establishing the criteria for the distribution of instances in each category. In the discussion, I compare the results with previous similar projects an…
Philosophy (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Poetry (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · History (3 works) · Historical and Literary Studies (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works)