ANDRÉ MALTA

Nesta abordagem mais ensaística do fragmento 31 de Safo, procuro destacar seus aspectos literários principais (com base em uma nova proposta de tradução para o português) e discutir brevemente três tópicos: a questão da autoria, do gênero literário e do modo como o sentimento amoroso é apresentado.
Anais de Filosofia Clássica 12/23 (2018): 96-106.

En el presente artículo me propongo explorar de un modo general el êthos que Odiseo construye para sí mismo entre los cantos 15 a 24 de Odisea, cuando debe actuar disfrazado delante de Eumeo, los pretendientes, Penélope y, finalmente, su propio padre. En su comportamiento, podemos notar una evolución de su "persona", que el héroe ajusta a cada uno de sus interlocutores y situaciones, explorando especialmente temas tales como el trabajo, el carácter efímero de lo humano y el sufrimiento.

I argue here that in Book X of the Republic the mesmerizing side of Homer's poetry is presented – precisely when it is expelled from the ideal city – as the very reason for its existence and for its returning from exile. Plato thus underlines, recurring to Socratic humor and irony, the ambivalent and dystopic core of the proposal and creates at the same time a connection with another dialogue where poetry seems to be criticized, the Ion.

In this article, I focus on one specific element of the Odyssey: the pun between Odusseús and the verb odússomai. By playing with this false and resounding etymology, Homer seems to force us to see Odysseus' name as one as transparent as other characters' names in the poem, and call atention to the implications this pun brings about, especially its connections with his fate as someone who desappears and is the object of the anger that comes from the gods.

The transitional role played by the Phaeacians in The Odyssey has built into a kind of 'communis opinio' among Homeric scholars. Mixing divergent elements, these people seem to set a connection between Odysseus' previous adventures and his re-entering in Ithaca. His quick 3-day stay in this unknown land gives him the opportunity to recall his sufferings since he left Troy, and manages to build a relationship between narrator and audience that helps us understand not only Odysseus' character, but also the character of those who entertain him. I will focus on how Homer characterizes the Phaeacians as an 'intermediate' people, mixing opposite elements which are epitomized in their ability to sail.

Tradução, com notas, dos diálogos "Alcibíades Segundo", "Teages", "Dois Homens Apaixonados" e "Clltofonte", acompanhados de introdução, posfácio ("Plato litteratus" e o mosaico platônico: um olhar heterodoxo sobre os "Diálogos") e um apêndice com a tradução do minidiálogo "Alcíone" (S.Paulo: Editora 34, 272p.).

A critical overview of the "Homeric Question", focusing on the central works of F. Wolf, "Prolegomena ad Homerum" (1795), and M. Parry, "L'épithète traditionnelle dans Homère" (1928), followed by an "Afterword", "Os clássicos pelas beiras" (S.Paulo: Annablume, 256p.).