Fortuitous meetings and failures in meeting: the mimic epigrams of Palatina Anthology 5

Authors

  • Luiz Carlos André Mangia Silva

Keywords:

Palatine Anthology, Epigram, Mime, New comedy,

Abstract

This paper makes use of dramatic studies concepts formulated by Aristotle’s Poetics in order to demonstrate the mimetic nature of a group of Greek epigrams, due to the emphasis the characters (éthe) and the virtual construction of stage performances (ópsis) are given.

Published

29/09/2010

Issue

Section

Varia