العنوان بلغة أخرى: |
Propertius and Symbolic Significance in the Treatment of Mythological References |
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المصدر: | مجلة أوراق كلاسيكية |
الناشر: | جامعة القاهرة - كلية الآداب - قسم الدراسات اليونانية واللاتينية |
المؤلف الرئيسي: | عبدالجواد، أحمد فهمي (مؤلف) |
المجلد/العدد: | ع16 |
محكمة: | نعم |
الدولة: |
مصر |
التاريخ الميلادي: |
2019
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الصفحات: | 339 - 405 |
DOI: |
10.21608/acl.2019.89662 |
ISSN: |
2314-7415 |
رقم MD: | 1107693 |
نوع المحتوى: | بحوث ومقالات |
اللغة: | العربية |
قواعد المعلومات: | AraBase |
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رابط المحتوى: |
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المستخلص: |
The Greek philosophers said that "love is the transcendence of death", and Propertius translated, in his Elegies, (Book 2, poem 3) that “death is the only way to escape from desire". In this context, the Roman poets militarized the concept of love by the term militia amoris . To support this argument, the paper will treat the epic symbol in Propertius’ Elegies through heroes and heroines of Greek mythology and analysis of characters’ attitude, emotional feelings and qualities of love in semantic references. Propertius borrowed epic structure from Homer, following the main outline of the narrative, then employing the epic symbol through structure and form. Propertius always uses the epic symbol through comparisons and mythological balances with heroes and heroines, in order to glorify himself and send warning messages to Cynthia regarding the loss of his feelings towards her. Through the comparison of his mistress Cynthia by Briseis and Penelope , as if he compares himself with Odysseus and Achilles. And as if he imitates Odysseus’ dalliance to Calypso, Circe and Hercules’ heroism through employing the symbolic significance of the epic character, which aims to reveal the advantages of the strength and rigidity of men, and the female beauty through appearance and moral qualities, as well as Romanizing these qualities through the application of the terms: pietas "piety - pious", fides "trust - fidelity" on these characters. Propertius succeeded in raising the value of the term servitium amoris “slavery of love". His employment of Achilles’ character is part of Propetius' assessment of the term militia amoris; Achilles did not move in Propertius out of anger and desire to avenge his friend Patroclus, but because of his love and happiness for the return of Briseis. Propertius seemed to neglect the lustful amorous side of Homer’s heroes and heroes in his treatment of the mythical references, perhaps to tempt the reader to forgive his expressions and lustful words that mentioned within his Elegies. |
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ISSN: |
2314-7415 |