Objects and Memory in Sappho and Alcaeus

The present paper discusses the (im)permanence of objects and memory in Sappho and Alcaeus in the context of archaic Greek poetry and of their reception in antiquity. After a methodological introduction, the paper analyzes several texts by Alcaeus and Sappho, with special attention to the dynamics of proper names, family memories, and female kleos. The main texts analyzed are: Alcaeus fr. 140 Voigt; the unnoticed allusion to this fragment in Virgil, Aeneid 7.170–86; and Sappho fr. 98 Voigt.

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Classical Antiquity
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2024-10-01
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https://doi.org/10.1525/ca.2024.43.2.217
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Objects and Memory in Sappho and Alcaeus

Luigi Battezzato
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Objects and Memory in Sappho and Alcaeus

Luigi Battezzato
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Abstract

The present paper discusses the (im)permanence of objects and memory in Sappho and Alcaeus in the context of archaic Greek poetry and of their reception in antiquity. After a methodological introduction, the paper analyzes several texts by Alcaeus and Sappho, with special attention to the dynamics of proper names, family memories, and female kleos. The main texts analyzed are: Alcaeus fr. 140 Voigt; the unnoticed allusion to this fragment in Virgil, Aeneid 7.170–86; and Sappho fr. 98 Voigt.

Classical AntiquityVol. 43(2)
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