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Aristotle and sappho (To the interpretation of one Poetic dialogue from Rhet. 1367a7-15). / Myakin, Timothey.
In: Schole, Vol. 12, No. 1, 01.01.2018, p. 122-136.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Aristotle and sappho (To the interpretation of one Poetic dialogue from Rhet. 1367a7-15)
AU - Myakin, Timothey
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - In the article, I prove that the dialogical ritual obscene songs, in which Sappho "scolds" (elenchei) Gorgo and Andromeda, are the closest parallel to Aristotle's poetic dialogue of Sappho with Alcaeus (cf. Sapph. Frr. 68(a), 70, 145, 99(a) etc. Campbell; cf. Max Tyr., 18. 9 (p. 230s.) Hobein). Also I prove that this poetic dialogue was most likely included in the text of the "Rhetoric" in mid-340s., when Aristotle and his young wife Pythias were living in Mytilene. Aristotelian verb tetimekasin indicates that, even in his time, these Sapphic dialogical songs had traditionally been performed in Mytilene during religious festivals (cf. SEG XV, 517, 16-19; Schol. In Pind. Nem. II, schol. 1c, 8 etc.). It becomes clear that Aristotle, while quoting this dialogue of Sappho with Alcaeus, seeks to "elevate" Sappho over the obscene songs of the Mytilenean ritual chorus, leaving all the responsibility for aischrologia entirely with Alcaeus (cf. Arist. Pol. 1336b4-7).
AB - In the article, I prove that the dialogical ritual obscene songs, in which Sappho "scolds" (elenchei) Gorgo and Andromeda, are the closest parallel to Aristotle's poetic dialogue of Sappho with Alcaeus (cf. Sapph. Frr. 68(a), 70, 145, 99(a) etc. Campbell; cf. Max Tyr., 18. 9 (p. 230s.) Hobein). Also I prove that this poetic dialogue was most likely included in the text of the "Rhetoric" in mid-340s., when Aristotle and his young wife Pythias were living in Mytilene. Aristotelian verb tetimekasin indicates that, even in his time, these Sapphic dialogical songs had traditionally been performed in Mytilene during religious festivals (cf. SEG XV, 517, 16-19; Schol. In Pind. Nem. II, schol. 1c, 8 etc.). It becomes clear that Aristotle, while quoting this dialogue of Sappho with Alcaeus, seeks to "elevate" Sappho over the obscene songs of the Mytilenean ritual chorus, leaving all the responsibility for aischrologia entirely with Alcaeus (cf. Arist. Pol. 1336b4-7).
KW - Mysteries of Artemis in Mytilene
KW - Poetic quotations in Aristotle's Rhetoric
KW - Pythias and Aristotle in Mytilene
KW - Sappho and Aristotle
KW - mysteries of Artemis in Mytilene
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85047643311&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.21267/AQUILO.2018.12.10421
DO - 10.21267/AQUILO.2018.12.10421
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85047643311
VL - 12
SP - 122
EP - 136
JO - Schole
JF - Schole
SN - 1995-4328
IS - 1
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