Alexandra Madeła
Biographic Data
| ID | 5899693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Madeła |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Madeła |
| SIGNATURE | MADEŁA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1282-0327 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Qui volunt eos cognoscere, Argonautas legant
The late antique De excidio Troiae historia , supposedly written by a soldier in the Trojan War, Dares the Phrygian, encourages the reader to consult a work called Argonautae. This article discusses three possibilities of how to understand this reference—it could either be a comment by the real author of this pseudonymous work, or the supposed translator Nepos, or the ostensible author Dares. It argues that audiences in antiquity were familiar wi…
The Hidden Third Siren of the Orphic Argonautica
The Orphic Argonautica features a scene involving a group of Sirens. Their number is assumed to be two, since the text mentions one each throwing away a flute and a lyre. This paper argues that the author leaves open the possibility and even hints that there are in fact three Sirens, one of whom holds no instrument. This conclusion is supported by numerous—both literary and artistic—representations of three Sirens, which include one bare-handed s…
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The Hidden Third Siren of the Orphic Argonautica
The Orphic Argonautica features a scene involving a group of Sirens. Their number is assumed to be two, since the text mentions one each throwing away a flute and a lyre. This paper argues that the author leaves open the possibility and even hints that there are in fact three Sirens, one of whom holds no instrument. This conclusion is supported by numerous—both literary and artistic—representations of three Sirens, which include one bare-handed s…
Qui volunt eos cognoscere, Argonautas legant
The late antique De excidio Troiae historia , supposedly written by a soldier in the Trojan War, Dares the Phrygian, encourages the reader to consult a work called Argonautae. This article discusses three possibilities of how to understand this reference—it could either be a comment by the real author of this pseudonymous work, or the supposed translator Nepos, or the ostensible author Dares. It argues that audiences in antiquity were familiar wi…
Art (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Allusion (1 work) · Ambiguity (1 work)