The arts of self-imitation in Pliny (and the date of Panegyricus)
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Authors
Whitton, Chris
Journal Title
MAIA-Rivista di Letterature Classiche
ISSN
0025-0538
Publisher
Cappelli Editore
Volume
71
Issue
2
Pages
339-379
Type
Article
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Whitton, C. (2019). The arts of self-imitation in Pliny (and the date of Panegyricus). MAIA-Rivista di Letterature Classiche, 71 (2), 339-379. http://digital.casalini.it/4584269
Abstract
This paper puts Pliny’s Panegyricus into dialogue with his Epistles, to reveal abundant self-imitation on both the small scale (brief phrases) and the large (three whole letters, epist. III 18, VII 24 and VIII 6). I offer it (1) as a case study in Pliny’s minute artistry, and (2) as a contribution towards a better understanding of intertextuality in Latin prose; it also (3) suggests that the Panegyricus was completed several years later than usually thought, perhaps at the same time as Epistles I-IX.
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2100-01-01
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External link: http://digital.casalini.it/4584269
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