‘STRANGE’ RHETORIC AND HOMERIC RECEPTION IN AELIUS ARISTIDES’ EMBASSY SPEECH TO ACHILLES (OR. 52)

This article argues that Aelius Aristides adapts the word atopos (‘strange’, ‘out of place’) as figured speech in his Embassy Speech to Achilles, meaning something that is either illogical according to rhetorical topoi or inconsistent with the text of Homer's Iliad. By doing so, he not only exp...

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Published in:Greece and Rome 2021-10, Vol.68 (2), p.278-293
Main Author: Sansom, Stephen A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
5th century
Aesthetics
Biographies
Diplomatic & consular services
Exegesis & hermeneutics
Folklore
Intertextuality
Literary criticism
Literary devices
Logic
Pedagogy
Rhetoric
Semantics
Speech
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Summary:This article argues that Aelius Aristides adapts the word atopos (‘strange’, ‘out of place’) as figured speech in his Embassy Speech to Achilles, meaning something that is either illogical according to rhetorical topoi or inconsistent with the text of Homer's Iliad. By doing so, he not only expands the semantic range of atopos but also comments on the rhetorical, intertextual, and pedagogical relationship between oratory and the Homeric tradition.
ISSN:0017-3835
1477-4550
DOI:10.1017/S0017383521000073