Achilles, Chariton, and some Homeric verses quoted by Plato
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https://doi.org/10.34624/fb.v0i19.34771Keywords:
Achilles, Iliad, Plato, Republic, Chaereas and Callirhoe, Classical receptionAbstract
Among the authors of the ancient Greek novel, Chariton is the one that most frequently quotes Homer. Most of these quotations have the effect of highlighting the pathetic component of the narrative, contributing to the characterization of the novel’s hero and heroine. In Chaereas and Callirhoe, two of these quotes (C&C, I.4; V.2; VI.1) were previously referred to in a well-known step in Plato’s Republic (387 b – 388 c), in which Socrates reproaches Homer for portraying Achilles in suffering, quoting some verses from the Iliad (Il. 18, 23-24; Il. 24, 10-12) to illustrate his point of view. Through the examination of these passages, I intend to investigate Chariton’s use of Homer and whether his reading can somehow reflect Plato’s, establishing an intertextuality relationship between epic, philosophy and ancient romance.
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