Rewriting and Intertextuality
Thucydides in the Ephesiaca of Xenophon of Ephesus
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https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v14i1.73694Keywords:
Xenophon of Ephesus, Thucydides, intertextuality, parallelism, amplificationAbstract
The novel of Xenophon of Ephesus has traditionally been regarded as an epitome of a lost original, which has led scholars to consider its style simple and largely devoid of literary allusion. This article proposes a different approach: through the analysis of a specific passage, it highlights Xenophon’s imitation of Thucydides, thus revealing a greater degree of compositional complexity.
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