Homeric interpretations in Antisthenes’ discourses Ajax and Odysseus

  • Mariana Romina Simon Universidad de Buenos Aires

Keywords:

Antisthenes, Philosophy, Rhetoric, Poetry, Language

Abstract

The speeches by Ajax and Odysseus, whose authorship is ascribed to the Socratic philosopher Antisthenes, give us the chance to trace some pos-sible connections between philosophy, sophistic and poetry. In the bases of these connections we can find an important element present in Antisthenes’ conception of language: the notion of χρῆσις τῶν ὀνομάτων (use of names). We are going to examine how some scenes from the epic tradition, together with some rhetorical strategies, are seen through a conception of language in which the meaning of a word depends on the social and historical conditions in which that term is used.

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Published

2018-03-12

How to Cite

Simon, M. R. (2018). Homeric interpretations in Antisthenes’ discourses Ajax and Odysseus. Circe De clásicos Y Modernos, 20(1), 49–65. Retrieved from https://cerac.unlpam.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/circe/article/view/2407