Abstract
Apollonius of Rhodes’ digression on Heracles and Theiodamas (Arg. 1.1211-20) alludes to Callimachus’ version of the story in his Aetia (fr. 24-5 Pf.). This article provides a metapoetical interpretation of the intertextual contact. The ways in which both poets deal with Heracles reveal the similar but different reactions of these “Callimachean” poets to the heroic-epic literary tradition.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 43-55 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica |
Volume | 101 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |