The paper studies the intertextual dialogue between the work of Statius and that of Claudian, showing the most significant recurrences of Statius’ themes and stylistic features in the latter’s verses. Having ascertained the persistent memory of Statius in Claudian, it verifies the relevance of the allusions reported to date by editors and commentators and it supplements the critical remarks deemed valid with various arguments and in accordance with certain thematic axes of importance in both authors. Following intertextual research criteria and the classification of the parallel passages illustrated in Chapter I, the comparative survey is divided into seven sections dealing with as many themes: power in the mythical universe, power among men, the conception and representation of discord and war, the valorization of culture, the nuptial encomium, the image of the mother. The present contribution, apart from verbal coincidences which, albeit not casual, can be explained as unconscious reminiscences, explores the relation between the two poets in terms of the relevance of their texts to a stylistic-thematic koiné stratified in time, but above all in terms of a direct, creative and deliberate imitatio. Claudian’s texts are therefore presented to the reading enriched with reflections and meanings stemming from the example of his illustrious predecessor.
Si studia il dialogo intertestuale tra l’opera di Stazio e quella di Claudiano, si mettono in luce ‒ nei versi di quest’ultimo ‒ le più significative riprese di temi e stilemi staziani. Accertata la persistente memoria di Stazio in Claudiano, si verifica la pertinenza dei rimandi sinora segnalati da editori e commentatori e si integrano le osservazioni critiche ritenute valide attraverso varie argomentazioni e secondo alcuni assi tematici di rilievo in entrambi gli autori. Seguendo i criteri di ricerca intertestuale e la classificazione dei passi paralleli illustrati nel capitolo I, l’indagine comparativa si articola in sette sezioni, su altrettanti temi: il potere nell’universo mitico, quello tra gli uomini, la concezione e la raffigurazione della discordia e della guerra, la valorizzazione della cultura, l’encomio nuziale, l’immagine della madre. Il presente contributo, al di là di coincidenze verbali che ‒ pur non essendo casuali ‒ si possono spiegare come reminiscenze inconsapevoli, approfondisce il rapporto tra i due poeti nel segno dell’afferenza dei loro testi a una koiné stilistico-tematica stratificatasi nel tempo ma soprattutto nel segno di un’imitatio diretta, creativa e deliberata. I testi di Claudiano si presentano dunque alla lettura arricchiti di riflessi e significati provenienti dalla lezione dell’illustre predecessore.
LA MEMORIA DI STAZIO IN CLAUDIANO. COMMENTO INTERTESTUALE / C. Pavarani ; tutor: P.F. Moretti ; cotutor: V. Zarini (Sorbonne-Paris IV) ; coordinator: G. Zanetto. DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI LETTERARI, FILOLOGICI E LINGUISTICI, 2014 Jun 27. 25. ciclo, Anno Accademico 2012. [10.13130/pavarani-cecilia_phd2014-06-27].
LA MEMORIA DI STAZIO IN CLAUDIANO. COMMENTO INTERTESTUALE.
C. Pavarani
2014
Abstract
The paper studies the intertextual dialogue between the work of Statius and that of Claudian, showing the most significant recurrences of Statius’ themes and stylistic features in the latter’s verses. Having ascertained the persistent memory of Statius in Claudian, it verifies the relevance of the allusions reported to date by editors and commentators and it supplements the critical remarks deemed valid with various arguments and in accordance with certain thematic axes of importance in both authors. Following intertextual research criteria and the classification of the parallel passages illustrated in Chapter I, the comparative survey is divided into seven sections dealing with as many themes: power in the mythical universe, power among men, the conception and representation of discord and war, the valorization of culture, the nuptial encomium, the image of the mother. The present contribution, apart from verbal coincidences which, albeit not casual, can be explained as unconscious reminiscences, explores the relation between the two poets in terms of the relevance of their texts to a stylistic-thematic koiné stratified in time, but above all in terms of a direct, creative and deliberate imitatio. Claudian’s texts are therefore presented to the reading enriched with reflections and meanings stemming from the example of his illustrious predecessor.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
phd_unimi_R08533.pdf
Open Access dal 28/05/2015
Tipologia:
Tesi di dottorato completa
Dimensione
1.81 MB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
1.81 MB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
Pubblicazioni consigliate
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.