A Strange Epigram and the Date of Hegesander
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Duccio Guasti
Duccio Guasti
Abstract
This paper is on an epigram reported by Hegesander of Delphi (LGGA F 11), which was constituted exclusively of neologistic compounds. Its peculiarity, in attacking the hypocrisy of Cynics, is the complete disregard of any morphological rules as in no other known Greek text. I analyze this poem from the point of view of language, context, and content. I consider also other epigrams on the same theme. I will discuss the stereotype of the pseudo-Cynic charlatan, common in texts from the imperial period, on the base of which I suggest changing the date of the epigram (and consequently of Hegesander) to the early imperial era.
About the author
Duccio Guasti is a PhD Candidate at the University of Cincinnati. His main interest is Greek skoptic and abusive poetry from all periods of antiquity.
Acknowledgements
This work arised from prof. K. Gutzwiller's Greek seminar in Cincinnati, to whom I'm grateful. I also want to thank Profs. E. Magnelli, P. v. Minnen, and S. Prince for their insights on the manuscripts.
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