The scholia vetera reflect aspects of Pindar’s reception in view of the taste of different ancient readers and scholars. Judgements on his poetry in term of praise and criticism probably arose during the poet’s lifetime and have left substantial traces in the scholiastic material, with a well-explained prevalence of positive evaluations. In this paper I want to analyze the negative judgements: despite being often clumsy, they sometimes reflect crucial issues of the Pindar technique and seem to have ultimately rooted in a wise and perceptive strand of ancient literary criticism.
Criticism of Pindar’s poetry in the scholia vetera
Maria Cannatà Fera
2018-01-01
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The scholia vetera reflect aspects of Pindar’s reception in view of the taste of different ancient readers and scholars. Judgements on his poetry in term of praise and criticism probably arose during the poet’s lifetime and have left substantial traces in the scholiastic material, with a well-explained prevalence of positive evaluations. In this paper I want to analyze the negative judgements: despite being often clumsy, they sometimes reflect crucial issues of the Pindar technique and seem to have ultimately rooted in a wise and perceptive strand of ancient literary criticism.File in questo prodotto:
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