Vztah Macrobiových Saturnálií k Platónovu Symposiu. (Aemulatio či imitatio?)
| Title in English | Relation of Macrobius' Saturnalia to Plato's Symposium. (Emulation or imitation?) |
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Aithér |
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| web | http://www.aither.cz/casopis/pdf/Aither2.pdf |
| Field | Philosophy and religion |
| Keywords | Educational Literature; Symposial Genre; Macrobius; Plato; Theory of Imitation |
| Description | Examining the Macrobius' Saturnalia, work composed by the noble man of letters in the 5th century AD, as an example of educational dialogue, the author of this paper demonstrates the particular ways of drawing inspiration from Plato's dialogue, and other symposial works inspired by Plato. She provides a thorough analysis of Macrobius' use of symposial topoi, and his practice of transforming them in order to portray an exemplary literary and scholarly debate, and to provide a more serious alternative to Plato's symposial dialogue, more appropriate to Roman traditions and readers. Although this model text manifests all the characteristic features of symposial literature, they are elaborated so that the work entirely fulfils the educational aim of preserving the Roman culture as an integral and non-controversial entity. |
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