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L’eccidio dei regali Niobidi da parte degli dei e la successiva trasformazione della madre addolorata in roccia, da cui sgorga una fonte d’acqua, offre diversi gradi di lettura; la vicenda dei Niobidi può essere scomposta in più mitemi:... more
Publius Ovid’s (43 BC-17/18 AD) describes in his Metamorphoses Niobe’s transformation into a weeping rock. Niobe’s transformation incorporates the form and matter of the medium of sculpture. According to the humanist paragone debate,... more
In attesa di organizzare una redazione definitiva e trovare una veste editoriale per pubblicare il mio lavoro di ricerca di Dottorato, svolto presso la Sorbonne Université, École doctorale VI - Histoire de l’Art et archéologie e presso La... more
A reading of the Niobe paradigm in Iliad 24 Niobe: A Mythic Example of a Human / Non Human Mother in Mourning and Its Metanarrative Implications 14th International Symposium on the Odyssey - 5th Webinar Time: Jan 14, 2022, 6:00... more
C Aburnio Valente e la moglia Cecilia Quinta subentrarono nel II sec. d.C. nella proprietà dei Valeri al Muro dei Francesi a Ciampino (Roma), nel territorio di Castrimoenium
The point of departure for this article is the centrepiece of Publius Ovid’s Metamorphoses VI, 146-312: Niobe’s transformation into a weeping rock. Niobe’s transformation incorporates the form and matter of the medium of sculpture.... more
Dans sa manière de traiter l’histoire vétéro-testamentaire des sept martyrs Maccabées, le Carmen de martyrio Macchabaeorum anonyme (IVe–Ve siècle après J.-C.) diffère considérablement de ses sources (II et IV Mcc) : il met surtout... more
In Ov. Pont. 1.2.27-40 the poet underlines the difference between the fate of Niobe and of the Heliades, whose metamorphoses put an end to their suffering, and his own endless sorrow. The choice of these myths seems to be a réécriture and... more
In Aeschylean theatre, the silence reflects the feelings of characters: anger, sadness, pain are often represented through non-verbal communication. Niobe, as a mater dolorosa, is the best example of an Aeschylean silent character:... more
The Kôm of Ali El Gammân at Oxyrhynchus excavated in 1932 by an Italian team led by Evaristo Breccia, who, like Grenfell and Hunt before him, found an important concentration of aeschylean papyri, among them there was PSI 1208, a fragment... more
Στις τραγωδίες Νιόβη και Εκάβη, Αισχύλος και Ευριπίδης αντίστοιχα παρουσιάζουν την απώλεια της ανθρώπινης υπόστασης των δύο μητέρων και την μεταμόρφωσή τους υπό το βάρος του ακραίου πένθους που βιώνουν σε φιγούρες αντισυμβατικές και... more
Spil Dağı günümüzdeki Manisa kentinin güneyinde ve İzmir kentinin de kuzeyinde yükselmektedir. Güneybatısında Bornova Ovası, güneydoğusunda Kemalpaşa Ovası ve güneyinde de bu iki ovayı birbirinden ayıran Belkahve Geçidi bulunmaktadır.... more
Ο μύθος της Νιόβης αποτελεί προσφιλές θέμα στην αρχαϊκή επική και λυρική ποίηση, καθώς και στην τραγική ποίηση των κλασικών χρόνων. Στο πέρασμα των αιώνων γνωρίζει διαφορετικές εκδοχές και χρωματίζεται με ποικίλες ιδεολογικές και... more
L’obiettivo di questo contributo è di chiarire la ricezione del mito tebano di Zeto e della sua sposa Aedon in epoca classica attraverso un’analisi dei suoi adattamenti e interpretazioni. Lo spostamento dello sfondo del mito in Tracia può... more
This paper identifies the Greek Anthology's epigram 7.311 as the ultimate source of two English epigrams on Niobe, one by Henry King and the other an anonymous poem in British Library Stowe MS 962. It also discusses the relevance of that... more
The aim of these provisional remarks (on [the limits of] Affirmation) is to highlight the narrative dimensions of philosophical argumentation in two foundational texts: Walter Benjamin’s essay ‘Critique of Violence’ (Zur Kritik der... more
This chapter analyses Karl Kerényi's elaboration of the emotive character of the myth through his study of the dark lunar figures of Prometheus and Niobe as the Greek mythologemes of human existence. This is done in order to disclose an... more
Review of A. Bruciati - M. Angle (eds.), Il mito di Niobe. E dimmi che non vuoi morire.
Este artículo analiza un pasaje inserto en el epitalamio de las Soledades de Luis de Góngora (I, 815-817), atendiendo a la recepción de motivos literarios greco-latinos en la literatura neolatina y vernácula. La mención de la figura... more
This chapter analyses Karl Kerényi's elaboration of the emotive character of the myth through his study of the dark lunar figures of Prometheus and Niobe as the Greek mythologemes of human existence. This is done in order to... more
An account of the “weeping rock” of Niobe, known to Homer, Pausanias and other classical writers, written for a popular magazine on strange phenomena. It is situated on Mt Sipylus, not far from the town of Manisa (ancient Magnesia ad... more
Στον κόσμο του Αισχύλου υπάρχει μια λεπτή ισορροπία μεταξύ της θεϊκής νομοτέλειας και της ευθύνης του ίδιου του ανθρώπου για τις πράξεις του. Η θεϊκή δικαιοσύνη είναι κραταιά και εφαρμόζεται δίχως εξαιρέσεις, χωρίς όμως αυτό να σημαίνει... more