Euripidean tragedy and quotation culture: the case of Stheneboea F661
Wright, M
Date: 30 March 2017
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Journal
American Journal of Philology
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Johns Hopkins University Press
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Abstract
This article examines how a tragic quotation (Euripides, Stheneboea F661) is deployed by those who quote it, and it uses this example as a test case to address broader questions about quotation culture and reading habits in antiquity. F661 can be read both in and out of context: it is argued that the utterance is formulated in such a ...
This article examines how a tragic quotation (Euripides, Stheneboea F661) is deployed by those who quote it, and it uses this example as a test case to address broader questions about quotation culture and reading habits in antiquity. F661 can be read both in and out of context: it is argued that the utterance is formulated in such a way that it lends itself to this dual function. It is further argued that the positioning of the quotation at the start of the play constitutes a framing device analogous to the use of paratextual epigraphs in other types of texts.
Classics, Ancient History, Religion and Theology
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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