On 20th November at 4pm, guest researcher Carlos Amado Román will give a presentation entitled ‘What words would the hero say in the face of danger? Ethopoeia in Achilles Tatius’ Leucippe and Clitophon’.
Abstract: Progymnasmata play a key role in the composition of ancient Greek novels. One of the most profitable exercises for their authors was the ethopoeia, since it allowed the introduction of direct speeches. However, novelists did not simply follow the recommendations prescribed by the rhetors, but rather adapted them to their needs. My aim is to analyse the presence of the ethopoeia in Leucippe and Clitophon, delving into its narrative implications and the differences between its use in Achilles Tatius and in other novelists.
All welcome. Contact evelien.bracke@ugent.be for information.