Tragic Irony in Bacchylides
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Bacchylides, tragic irony, choral lyric, epinician poetry, Meleager, Heracles, Deianeira.
Abstract
Narrative talent is one of the most celebrated qualities in the poetry of Bacchylides. And an outstanding feature of the Bacchylidean narrative technique is the frequent use of dramatic devices. The aim of this contribution is to study one of these dramatic devices, «tragic irony». In complicity with the audience, who, as in tragedy, knows more than characters know, Bacchylides handles skilfully the emotions of his listeners, who understand more than characters say. We study above all the end of the myth of the fi fth ode (Meleager and Heracles).Downloads
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2012-06-26
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García Romero F. (2012). Tragic Irony in Bacchylides. Cuadernos de Filología Clásica. Estudios griegos e indoeuropeos, 22, 73-90. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CFCG.2012.v22.39062
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