Horror e humor no canto IX da Odisseia: uma leitura do episódio do Ciclope proposta por Demétrio no Tratado sobre o Estilo

Gustavo Araújo de Freitas

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Abstract: A brief analysis of the entries made by Demetrius in the treatise On Style, in the Cyclop episode, in the book IX of the Odyssey reveals, beyond a remarkable interest in the passage of the work of Homer, peculiar features of an accurate literary criticism. In this criticism, as it should be, we emphasize the horror of Polyphemus character, his monstrous appearance and actions. However, references to the famous speech of the Cyclops, in verses 369 and 370, reveal more than that: they emphasize the comical nature of the passage. Going forward, this character is not only examined from a perspective of horror but also presented as an element that intensifies it, within an approach that has no parallel in any other treatise of Antiquity.

Keywords: Odyssey; Cyclops; Homer; Demetrius; On style.


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Odyssey; Cyclops; Homer; Demetrius; On style

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17851/1983-3636.8.1.104-128

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