U radu se istražuje zastupljenost i način upotrebe „vodenih” slikovitih izraza (metafora, metonimija, eufemizama itd.) koji su u službi opisa erotike u Alkifronovoj, Filostratovoj i Aristenetovoj ...fikcionalnoj epistolarnoj zbirci. Analiziran je dijapazon njihovih značenja u pismima (zaljubljenost i želja, zavođenje, predigra ili seksualni čin), a dobiveni pojedinačni rezultati stavljeni su u širi kontekst; primjeri su kvantitativno i kvalitativno međusobno uspoređeni, tj. promotren je omjer njihove zastupljenosti i važnosti od zbirke do zbirke. S obzirom na podudarnost tema, zanimanja korespondenata i mjesta radnje u zbirkama, očekivana je znatna sličnost i srodnost korištenih stilskih sredstava, njihova porijekla te načina upotrebe. Konačni je cilj definiranje karakteristika odabira i načina korištenja „vodenih” erotskih izraza koje možemo smatrati generičkima, kao i izdvajanje eventualnih individualnih doprinosa (tj. inovacija) svakoga od autora.
Alciphron's Letters (2nd or 3rd century AD) belong to Greek fictional epistolography, a subgenre whose literary conventions forbid direct portrayals of nudity or physical contacts. However, once the ...author chose erotica as a prevalent theme for his letters, he found himself entrapped; he had the obligation to obey the “chastity” of the literary subgenre and avoid any drifts into pornography and impropriety, but, at the same time, he was expected to satisfy his readers' curiosity and tantalize their imagination with shy innuendos. Consequently, he had to make sure that his stylistic devices used for erotic allusions (metaphors, metonymies, euphemisms etc.) were as vivid and various in origin as possible. Those erotic expressions are at the focus of this paper. In accordance with the given theme, the ones that contain the idea of violence, conflict, and warfare or its consequences are scrutinized. Once the erotic expressions of this kind are detected, they will be placed into a wider context. Their importance (both quantitative and qualitative) and their meanings achieved in the “domicile” letters will be determined. Furthermore, the examples will be compared with similar ones from Philostratus' and Aristaenetus' letter-collections. The final goal of the paper is to define the comprehensive role of “violent” erotic expressions in the literary subgenre as a whole.
Ljubavna pisma (izbor) Hajdarević, Sabira
Sic (Zadar),
12/2014, Letnik:
5, Številka:
1.5
Journal Article
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Ova malo poznata Aristenetova zbirka sastoji se od 50 pisama erotske tematike, podijeljenih u dvije knjige: prva sadrži njih 28, a druga 22, s tim da je posljednje nepotpuno. Korespondenti su ...navedeni imenom i riječ je većinom o fiktivnim likovima, ali pojavljuju se i poznate osobe, poput pisaca (Alkifron, Elijan, Lukijan) ili slavnih hetera. Uz tituluse (preskripte) koji navode korespondente pojavili su se s vremenom i svojevrsni naslovi koji sažimaju fabulu pisma koje slijedi. Prijevod je načinjen prema izdanju Mazal, O. (1971): Aristaeneti epistularum libri II, Stutgardiae, in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Prijevod cjelovite zbirke na hrvatski jezik još ne postoji; tri je pisma preveo D. Novaković i objavljena su u časopisu Latina et Graeca, 20 (1982).U predgrađu se odvijala općenarodna svetkovina s obilnom gozbom, pa je Haridem sazvao prijatelje k sebi na slavlje. Bila je tamo i neka žena (ne trebam je imenovati) koju je sâm Haridem (znaš kako je mladić zaljubljive naravi) upecao; ugledao ju je dok je šetala trgom i nagovorio je da nam se pridruži na objedu. Svi su se gosti već bili okupili kad je naš vrli domaćin ušao s nekim starcem koji je očito bio pozvan kao i mi.
U radu se istražuje zastupljenost i način upotrebe „vodenih” slikovitih izraza (metafora, metonimija, eufemizama itd.) koji su u službi opisa erotike u Alkifronovoj, Filostratovoj i Aristenetovoj ...fikcionalnoj epistolarnoj zbirci. Analiziran je dijapazon njihovih značenja u pismima (zaljubljenost i želja, zavođenje, predigra ili seksualni čin), a dobiveni pojedinačni rezultati stavljeni su u širi kontekst; primjeri su kvantitativno i kvalitativno međusobno uspoređeni, tj. promotren je omjer njihove zastupljenosti i važnosti od zbirke do zbirke. S obzirom na podudarnost tema, zanimanja korespondenata i mjesta radnje u zbirkama, očekivana je znatna sličnost i srodnost korištenih stilskih sredstava, njihova porijekla te načina upotrebe. Konačni je cilj definiranje karakteristika odabira i načina korištenja „vodenih” erotskih izraza koje možemo smatrati generičkima, kao i izdvajanje eventualnih individualnih doprinosa (tj. inovacija) svakoga od autora
Alciphron’s, Philostratus’ and Aristaenetus’ letter collections belong to Greek fictional epistolography, a subgenre that flourished from 2nd century A.D. onwards. The authors chose erotica as a prevalent theme for their letters. However, the literary conventions of the subgenre forbid impropriety and drifts into pornography. So, the authors were entrapped between the obligation to be “decent” and the fact that their readers expected at least some nudity and sexual innuendos. Consequently, the stylistic devices used for erotic allusions had to be vivid and various in origin, and their expressive power became increasingly important in the collections of this subgenre. Those erotic expressions are at the focus of this paper. In accordance with the need for brevity, only the ones that contain the idea of water, its consumption (or thirst), sailing or fishing are scrutinized. After the examples are detected, they are placed into a wider context: their importance and their meanings achieved in the “domicile” letters were determined (desire or being in love, seduction or the sexual act itself) and compared. The final goal of the paper was to define the comprehensive role of the “aquatic” erotic expressions in the literary subgenre. The analysis revealed that the expressions of this kind were not used by the authors very often (their frequency in the collections is between 4.5 and 7 percent). Surprisingly, they are used in different ways (given that the collections share the same theme and the correspondents’ occupations, the opposite result was expected) and Aristaenetus’ are quite innovative and far more imaginative than the others’
Literary conventions of Greek fictional epistolography impose on its authors certain rules for naming of the correspondents. Three types of naming are allowed: choosing a real person, borrowing a ...literary character or creating an “artificial”, so called descriptive names.This paper deals with principles of naming the correspondents in the collection Erotic letters, written by the late antique epistolographer Aristaenetus. The data obtained are placed into a wider context by comparison with naming of the correspondents in a larger and much more praised Alciphron’s collection. Besides some expected similarities, the comparison revealed some significant differences as well: naming in Aristaenetus’ collection is far more imaginative and complex, correct identification of the correspondents is in fact an interesting game of hide and seek, and there are carefully concealed clues in the text of the letters that help the reader with the mystery-solving.The paper points out Aristaenetus’ onomastic innovations and offers an evaluation of their contribution to the overall literary merit of his collection.
Literary conventions of Greek fictional epistolography impose on its authors certain rules for naming of the correspondents. Three types of naming are allowed: choosing a real person, borrowing a ...literary character or creating an “artificial”, so called descriptive names. This paper deals with principles of naming the correspondents in the collection Erotic letters, written by the late antique epistolographer Aristaenetus. The data obtained are placed into a wider context by comparison with naming of the correspondents in a larger and much more praised Alciphron’s collection. Besides some expected similarities, the comparison revealed some significant differences as well: naming in Aristaenetus’ collection is far more imaginative and complex, correct identification of the correspondents is in fact an interesting game of hide and seek, and there are carefully concealed clues in the text of the letters that help the reader with the mystery-solving. The paper points out Aristaenetus’ onomastic innovations and offers an evaluation of their contribution to the overall literary merit of his collection.
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