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Epitaphioi mythoi and tragedy as encomium of Athens

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ID9311368
AuthorsJohanna Hanink (John Brown University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume5
Issue2
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTrends in Classics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1866-7473 • E-ISSN: 1866-7481
PublisherDe Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/tc-2013-0016
OpenAlexW2316207915
LanguageEN
Citations received18

Fourth-century Athenian orators of epitaphioi logoi and other Athenian panegyric attempt to portray fifth-century tragedy as fundamentally encomiastic of Athens. This is borne out by the rhetorical reception of two 'epitaphioi mythoi', i.e. myths handled by both tragedians and orators: Erechtheus' repulsion of Eumolpus' invasion of Athens and Theseus' efforts to secure the burial of the 'Seven against Thebes'. The orators' 'encomiastic' view of tragedy marks a new departure in Athenian intellectual history and should be read against the background of other attempts to curate the city's tragic heritage in the third quarter of the fourth century

Art · Literature · Mythology · Panegyric · Poetry · Rhetorical question · Tragedy (event · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History

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Citations per year1,64
Citation span2015 - 2022 (8)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 18
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